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Paper produced by the Hong Kong representatives

CONFIDENTIAL.

За

CONSULTATIONS IN WHITEHALL ON IMPLICATIONS FOR

HONG KONG OF U.K. MEMBERSHIP OF E.E.C.

1.

Check List

(Hong Kong)

Treatment of U.K's application by the

Community..

2.

3.

Foreign Secretary's statement to W.E.U.

Present Whitehall view as to U.K's

tactics.

4.

raised?

5.

Has the question of Hong Kong yet been

Hong Kong's stake in U.K. and E.E.C.

markets.

6.

Consequences for Hong Kong of full U.K.

membership:

(a) in constitutional/GATT terms;

(b) loss of Commonwealth preference

in U.K.;

(c) loss of Commonwealth preference

in other markets;

(a)

reverse preferences in U.K. in

favour of the Six;

(e)

duty free entry for U.K, products

in the Community;

(f) alignment of U.K. import policy

for cotton textiles with the

Community's policy (as now being

developed);

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/(g)