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LORD CAITHNESS' VISIT TO HONG KONG AND CHINA: 26 NOV 7 DEC 91
FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE YOUR
USUAL CONTRIBUTION ON THE HONG KONG ECONOMY DESKBY 19093OZ.
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ADDITIONALLY, IN VIEW OF THE VISITS LORD CAITHNESS WILL MAKE IN SOUTHERN CHINA, AN UPDATE ON HONG KONG'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN SOUTHERN CHINA, WOULD ALSO BE MOST WELCOME.
3. LORD CAITHNESS WILL BE MEETING MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DURING THE EVENING OF 6 DECEMBER. GRATEFUL FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN'' BY THE
CHAMBER. THE HONG KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE VIEW IN 1989 THAT THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE NEED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BODIES AUTHORISED TO ISSUE SUCH CERTIFICATES. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGE IN THIS POSITION?
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