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In my speech winding up the debate on the Second Reading
of the Hong Kong Bill on 21 January, I said
I said that I would
write to those who had raised points that I felt I had
not answered. You asked what steps the Government was
taking to ensure that the rest of the world allowed Hong
Kong to continue its membership of international
organisations such as GATT.
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The agreement provides that the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region shall continue to have the status
of a separate customs territory, and may participate in
relevant organisations and international trade
agreements, such as the GATT, and arrangements regarding
international trade in textiles. One of the main tasks
of the Joint Liaison Group will be to consider action to
be taken by the British and Chinese Governments to enable
Hong Kong to continue to participate in this way.