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1 JUL 1985
DO HONG KONG
GRS 239
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO 271300Z JUNE 85
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 909 OF 27 JUNE
INDEX
INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA (COPY FOR CARTLAND), UKREP BRUSSELS AND WASHINGTON (FOR JONES)
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LDER
YOUR TELNO 1268 AND UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 250: HONG KONG'S FUTURE
× POSITION IN THE GATT, MFA AND CCC
1.
PA
AOART FROM THE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL WORDING TO PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE PAPER (PARAGRAPH 1(A) OF YOUR TUR), WE HAVE INCORPORATED ALL OF YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN THE TEXT WHICH WE HAVE SUBMITTED TO MINISTERS. WE HAVE ALSO INCORPORATED THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5 OF UKMIS TUR, BUT NOT THE OTHERS WITH WHICH
YOU SAW DIFFICULTIES.
2. WERE WE TO ADD YOUR PROPOSED ADDITIONAL THREE SENTENCES TO PARAGRAPH 8, WE FEAR THAT IT COULD PROMPT THE CHINESE TO AGREE THAT THE PROCEDURE WE ARE PROPOSING TO SECURE SEPARATE MEMBERSHIP FOR HONG KONG IN THE GATT IS INDEED NOT ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE AND SHOULD NOT THEREFORE BE USED. WE SHOULD NOT WISH TO TAKE THIS RISK. WE CAN NEVERTHELESS USE THE LINE THAT THE PROCEDURES ARE
FAMILIAR TO OTHER PARTIES AND SHOULD BE FOLLOWED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, IF AND WHEN THE CHINESE RAISE ANY OBJECTIONS IN THE JLG
TO OUR PROPOSALS.
3.
PARAGRAPH 4 OF YOUR TUR. IT HAS NOW BEEN AGREED THAT HONG
KONG SHOULD BE ISSUED WITH A FORMAL ENTRUSTMENT TO CONDUCT ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AUTONOMOUSLY. WE ARE PUTTING A
LETTER OF ENTRUSTMENT IN HAND.
4. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH THE FINAL TEXT OF THE PAPER AS SOON AS IT
IS APPROVED.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
HD/PUSD
DEP HD/PUSD
RESEARCH DEPT (MR WALKER)
PS
PSAR LUCE
PS/PUS
SIR W HARD ING
MR WILSON
SIR J FREELAND
MR J CROWLEY, PUSD
COPIES TO:(VIA ADR)
- MR ROBERTS, NEWS DEPT
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
MR VARTIN, ASST STAFF CABINET
MR MALLABY
OFFICE CABINET OFFICE IR DR C CHRISTOPHER. CABINET OFF.
SIR P CRADDOCK, No. 10 DOWNING ST.
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