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Confidential
CONFIDENT:MAL
FM UKMIS GENEVA
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 298
OF 04063OZ JUNE 1986
#NFO ROUTINE PEKING, HONG KONG, LISBON
380
YOUR TELNO 1030: JLG V: HONG KONG AND GATT
HKK 122/1
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 10 JUN 1986
THY
Авто
1. WHILE WE APPRECIATE HONG KONG'S CONCERN TO AVOID A FRESH DEBATE ON ARTICLE XXV:(5)(C) NN GATT AT THIS STAGE, #T SEEMS TO US THAT HIT IS DIFFICULT TO SUGGEST TO THE CHINESE (OR ANY ONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER) THAT THE PROCEDURE WOULD BE #NAPPLICABLE TO MACAU. DESPITE THE DISPARITY IN THE POSITION OF THE TWO TERRITORIES, THEIR LEGAL POSITIONS ARE AT LEAST ANALAGOUS. WIN THE GATT TEXTILES COMMITTEE AT LEAST, A PORTUGUESE DELEGATION, INCLUDING REPRESENTATION FROM MACAU, HAS ON OCCASION SPOKEN ON BEHALF OF MACUA** ASSUMING, THEREFORE,
A SEPARATE CUSTOMS THAT MACAU #S, AND AS A CHINESE SAR MAY REMAIN J TERRITORY, WIT IS IMPORTANT THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE TO THROW DOUBT ON THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE XXVI (5)(C) PROCEDURE IN SUCH CASES.
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2. SO, WHILE WE THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD #DEA FOR WILSON TO PANSE THIS WITH KE, WE THINK THE LINE TO TAKE IS THAT WHATEVER THE CHINESE MAY HAVE #IN MIND FOR MACAU, IT WOULD BE RISKY TO #NITIATE ANY NEW ACTION MIN GATT FOR SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME (IE SOME YEARS) UNTIL HONG KONG'S STATUS HAS BECOME A FARMLY ESTABLISHED FACT AND AN ACCEPTED PART OF GATT CASE LAW. THE ADDITIONAL POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF HONG KONG TEL NO 1662 COULD BE USED IN SUPPORT.
3. CARTLAND HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND AGREES.
SANKEY
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVENTO
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON