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0475
MDHIAN 8047
(E)
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DISPLAY. THIS ENCOURAGES THE HOLDING OF FAIRS, INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS IN HONG KONG WHICH IN TURN FOSTERS TRADE FOR HONG KONG.
OUR TELNO 2995: ITEM 3.13: PARA 3, LAST SENTENCE,
TO READ·
''IT DECLARED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 15, THAT ANNEXES A, B AND C WOULD APPLY TO HONG KONG WITH EFFECT FROM 8.6.61.
PARA 4 TO READ
''THIS CONVENTION FACILITATES THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF SPECIALISED SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES BY THE ADOPTION OF GENERAL RULES ON THE TEMPORARY DUTY-FREE IMPORTATION OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT. THIS ASSISTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONS IN HONG KONG.'
WE ARE AWARE THAT THE NEW ''BENEFITS PARAS STILL LOOK RATHER THIN BUT ARE ALSO CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PERSUADE THE CHINESE TO ACCEPT SHORTER AND CRISPER PAPERS. SHOULD THEY QUERY THE BENEFITS OF ANY PARTICULAR TREATY, WE COULD THEN SUPPLY FULLER EXPLANATION. WE ARE DIGGING OUR ANY USEFUL
STATISTICS.
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3.
WE INTEND TO HAND OVER THE FIRST TWO PAPERS, AS CONTAINED OUR TELNOS 544 AND 545, THIS WEEK. GRATEFUL, THEREFORE, FOR YOU URGENT VIEWS, IF ANY, ON (A) ABOVE. YOUR COMMENTS ON (B) (E) COULD FOLLOW IN SLOWER TIME.
4.
PARA 3(A) OF TUR: IF YOU HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD, FOR EXPEDITING ACTION, ASK UKMIS NEW YORK TO SEND THEM TO US DIRECT.
WILSON
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