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INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 180: HONG KONG AND GATT: BRIEFING OF
CONTRACTING PARTIES
1.
ALTHOUGH OUR LATEST NEWS OF AMERICAN THINKING IN
WASHINGTON (TELECON RICKETTS/HUM) IS TO THE OPPOSITE EFFECT
THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT ARE TAKING A SYMPATHETIC VIEW AND
SUCCEEDING IN WINNING ROUND USTR - WE ARE VERY CONCERNED INDEED
THAT THERE SHOULD STILL BE SERIOUS TALK OF THE US ENTERING A
RESERVATION IN THE GATT. YOU ARE BETTER PLACED THAN WE TO JUDGE
WHETHER A FURTHER INTERVENTION IN WASHINGTON IS NECESSARY IN THE
LIGHT OF TUR, BUT SUBJECT TO THAT, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD SPEAK
AGAIN TO STATE AT A SUITABLY HIGH LEVEL AND SAY:
(A)
(B)
WE ARE ENGAGED IN A LONG AND DIFFICULT TASK IN
IMPLEMENTING THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION ON HONG
KONG. WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ADMINISTERING HONG KONG EFFECTIVELY, AND MAINTAINING ITS
STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, UNTIL 1997, AND FOR HANDING IT OVER IN GOOD ORDER. WE LOOK TO OUR FRIENDS, WHO WELCOMED
THE AGREEMENT, FOR SUPPORT IN THIS.
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR AFFECTING CONFIDENCE IN
HONG KONG'S FUTURE IS THAT EFFECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD
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