GLASR
HONG KONG
GATT
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SIR W HARDING'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
Points to Make
Fil
18 FEBRUARY 1986
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Action Tale
1.
briefed
2.
Route
should become
we
have proposed to Chinese
separate contracting party a
agree Hope Chinese will
progress
Embassy
have
of our
talks with Chinese on Hong Kong's membership
of GATT, as provided for in Sino-British Agreement.
that Hong Kong
now under Article
XXVI (5) (C), and continue as separate contracting party after
1997.
State and
US TR' s
Office
on
i s
to this at next meeting of
Joint Liaison Group.
be Will
3.
counting on
US TR's office
office's initial
but
about
tnese, outweighed by the political
the political advantages. Hong Kong's continued prosperity
the proposed procedure.
-
that Hong Kong of agreement rights under CATT, and
accession to GATT.
· and therefore for success
continue to
enjoy existing
not be affected by terms of Chinese
of ou r support
reaction was to express
We shall of course discuss
close
allies.
reservations
Our View is that any possible drawbacks
are far
I t is crucial for
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