CONFIDENTIAL!
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Advice sought
20.
Members will be asked to advise
whether an approach should be made to HMG to make
declarations that Hong Kong possesses full
autonomy in the conduct of its external commercial
relations :
(a) under Article XXVI 5(c) of GATT
(b)
(which will automatically establish
Hong Kong's de jure position therein);
and
in CCC sponsoring Hong Kong's
membership therein,
in accordance with the procedure outlined in
paragraphs 11 and 14.
(The Commissioner of Customs and
Excise, MR. H.S. GREWAL, ED, JP, Director of
Trade, MR.N.W.H. MACLEOD, JP and the Principal
Assistant Secretary (Trade and Industry),
MR. P.K. KIANG, JP, will attend before the Council
for the discussion of this item.)
18 April 1985
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