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THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1988

QUOTAS AND DREW

WHILE STRESSING THE NEED то KEEP THE EXPORT PREFERENCES OF HONG KONG AND CHINA SEPARATE, MR CLYDESDALE ATTENTION TO A MISTAKE IN THE DRAFTING OF ARTICLE 121.

"THE AUTHORITY GIVEN IN THE DRAFT FOR THE SAR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, INCLUDING CHINESE ORIGIN, WHICH ARE NEEDED FOR EXPANDING RE-EXPORT MARKET.

THE

"IN FACT, ALTHOUGH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT DOES CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR RE-EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG, ORGANISATIONS APPROVED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN DO, IN FACT, ISSUE MANY THOUSANDS DOCUMENTS EVERY MONTH.

THE

"I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT REMAINS CENTRALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM," HE SAID.

ΤΟ ISSUE FOREIGN

HUGE AND

NOT ISSUE THE OTHER ISSUE OF

OF THESE

THAT THE INTEGRITY

SHOULD SOME, AS

MOREOVER, CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR HONG KONG PRODUCTS REFER TO HONG KONG ORIGIN AND NOT, AS HAD BEEN SUGGESTED BY HONG KONG, CHINA ORIGIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO CONFUSION.

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MR CLYDESDALE SAID HIS CONSTITUENCY RECOGNISED AND PROBLEMS WITH NATIONALITY WHICH COULD LIMIT THE EFFECTIVE

THE ANOMALIES THE BRAINPOWER AND SKILLS THAT HONG KONG HAD.

"WE ARE AN INTERNATIONAL CITY IN MOST SENSES OF OUR CONTINUING SUCCESS MUST RELY ON THE MOST LIBERAL POSSIBLE OF THE RIGHT OF HONG KONG PEOPLE TO STAY HERE, IN ALL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO GOOD GOVERNMENT," HE SAID.

AND

USE OF

THE WORD AND INTERPRETATION TO TAKE PART ΤΟ

CONTRIBUTE

REPRESENT THIRD HAVE TO CONTINUE HUMAN RIGHTS

"WE HAVE MANY MINORITIES HERE AND OFTEN THEY OR FOURTH GENERATION COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG. THEY TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR TALENTS ARE NEEDED AND THAT THEIR ARE SAFEGUARDED.

"WE ARE A MULTINATIONAL SOCIETY AND OUR ECONOMIC BEEN FOUNDED ON THE HOMOGENEITY OF OUR PEOPLE.

VITALITY HAS

UNDENIABLE SITUATION."

"NATIONALITY IN THE BASIC LAW SHOULD HAVE

O

REGARD ΤΟ THIS

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