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20 MAY 1986
TO PRIORITY TOKYO
TELNO 342
OF 281130Z APRIL 86
INFO PRIOFITY HONG KONG, PEKING, UKMIS GENEVA
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YOUR TELNO 469: HONG KONG AND THE GATT: BRIEFING OF CONTRACTING
PARTIES
1.
WE IMAGINE YOU HAVE ALREADY TOLD THE JAPANESE THAT THE UK
DECLARATION TO THE GATT WAS FORMAL PUBLIC CONFIPMATION OF HONG
KONG'S AUTONOMY IN EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL PELATIONS (PARAGRAPH 10 OF
OUR TELNO 170 TO CANBERRA). SUBJECT TO HONG KONG'S VIEWS, YOU
MAY, IF YOU JUDGE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, FURTHER INFORM THEM IN
CONFIDENCE THAT FULL AUTONOMY IN THIS FIELD HAS BEEN CONFERRED ON
HONG KONG BY HMG THROUGH A FORMAL INSTRUMENT OF ENTRUSTMENT.
THIS MERELY CONFIRMED A DE FACTO SITUATION THAT HAD ALREADY
EXISTED FOR SOME TIME.
2.
IF THE JAPANESE ASK TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT OF ENTRUSTMENT
YOU SHOULD SEEK INSTRUCTIONS. STRICTLY FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION,
IT WAS DRAFTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT COULD BE SHOWN TO THE
CHINESE, THE GATT OF HONG KONG'S TRADE PARTNERS IF NECESSAPY:
BUT WE HAVE NOT SO FAR HAD TO MAKE SUCH USE OF IT.
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIVITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
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