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(OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS) IF IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS WILL BE
TANTAMOUNT TO GIVING CHINA TWO VOTES IN THE GATT. (CLOSE SQUARE
BRACKETS)
14.
EVEN IF CHINA DOES REJOIN GATT HER ECONOMIC SYSTEM WILL
BE DIFFERENT FROM HONG KONG'S SO IT IS MOST UNLIKELY THAT CHINA
AND HONG KONG WILL FIND THEMSELVES OPERATING IN TANDEM. GATT
WILL IN ANY CASE CONTINUE TO WORK BY CONSENSUS, NOT BY VOTING.
(OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS) WILL THIS SET A PRECEDENT FOR PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENTS EG BRITISH COLUMBIA TO SEEK SEPARATE CP STATUS?
(CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS)
15.
NOT UNLESS THE FEDERAL AUTHORITY CONCEDES FULL AUTONOMY
IN THE CONDUCT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL
RELATIONS.
(OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS) WHY IS HONG KONG ITSELF. NOT MAKING A
DECLARATION TO THE GATT? (CLOSE SQUARE BRACKETS)
16.
THIS IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE XXVI(5)(C). THE
DECLARATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE UK AND PRC AS THE SOVEREIGN
POWERS BEFORE AND AFTER 1997 RESPECTIVELY. THE UK DECLARATION
MAKES IT CLEAR THAT IT IS BEING MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
WISHES OF HONG KONG.
17.
SEE MIFT.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT
LIMITED
HD/HKD
COPIES TO:- MR ROBERTS
NEWS DEPT
HD/FED
HD/PLANNING STAFF
DEP HD/PUSD
HD/PUSD
RD (MR WALKER)
MR FIFOOT
MR WOOD
MR PEIRCE
MR MALLABY
LEGAL ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISERS
ASSESSMENTS STAFF
CABINET OFFICE
CABINET OFFIC
MR DRC CHRISTOPHER CABINET OFFICE SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET
PS
PS/LADY YOUNG
PS/MR RENTON
PS/PUS
SIR W HARDING
SIR J FREELAND
MR WILSON MR CROWLEY
PUSD
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