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CONFIDENTIAL

5.

U.K. negotiations with the Six, notably:

(i) to seek no special arrangements

for Hong Kong's trade, and to

accept that the common external

tariff will be applied to her

exports to Britain by whatever

steps may be agreed between

Britain and the Six.

(ii) to seek special arrangements for

a more favourable rate of appli-

cation of the common external

tariff than the rate generally

to be applied to Commonwealth

exports to Britain.

(ii) to seek preferential access on a

limited scale to the British

market.

(iv) to propose a bilateral trade

(v)

agreement between Hong Kong and

the enlarged Community.

to work out a unilateral declar-

ation by H.M.G., to be made at

the time of signature of the

accession documents, placing on

record Britain's continuing

responsibilities for her Dependent

Territories.

(e) The effect of U.K. entry into the E.E.C. on

Hong Kong's preferential arrangements with

her Commonwealth trading partners other than

Britain.

The record and agreed note bring out the following points

about the thinking of Hong Kong officials.

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(a)