CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 1187
OF 201111Z JULY 93
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS
INFO ROUTINE PEKING
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072160
MDHIAN 9440
TOP COPY Q DIST?
EC/HONG KONG : COMMISSION OFFICE
SUMMARY
1. REPLY SENT TO DELORS' LETTER EXPRESSING WILLINGNESS TO BE
FLEXIBLE IN FINDING A SOLUTION. READY TO SEND A TEAM OF OFFICIALS
TO HOLD TALKS WITH EC OFFICIALS NEXT WEEK.
DETAIL
2. THE GOVERNOR HAS REPLIED TO DELORS ON 19 JULY (COPY OF LETTER BEING FAXED TO YOU) CONFIRMING WILLINGNESS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO SEND A TEAM OF OFFICIALS TO BRUSSELS NEXT WEEK. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR USUAL PRACTICE OF MAKING USE OF OUR ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN BRUSSELS AS OUR INTERLOCUTOR WITH THE COMMISSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE BRUSSELS OFFICE TO SUGGEST TO THE EC HOLDING TALKS ON 27 AND 28 JULY, OR ANY OTHER DATES NEXT WEEK CONVENIENT TO THE EC. THE TEAM WILL AIM AT MAKING AS MUCH PROGRESS AS POSSIBLE, WITH A VIEW TO WRAPPING UP AGREEMENT IN THE SECOND ROUND OF TALKS IN HONG KONG (AS PROPOSED BY EC OFFICIALS TO OUR ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN BRUSSELS), IF A SECOND ROUND IS FOUND NECESSARY.
THE HONG KONG TEAM WILL BE LED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR
TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND WILL INCLUDE A SENIOR LEGAL ADVISER.
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