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BRITAIN AND THE E.E.C.

CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG OFFICIALS

Third Session: 11 July, 1967, at 3 p.m.

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RECEIVED IN ARCHIVES N.53

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United Kingdom Delegation

Sir A. Snelling (in the Chair)

Commonwealth Office

Mr. P. Selwyn

Mr. 7.S. Carter

Mr. B.H. Heddy

Mr. C.J. Audland

Mr. J.A.B. Darlington

Mr. T. Muir

Mr. W.S. Ryrie

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Board of Trade

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Treasury

Department of Economic

Affairs

Mr. B.C. Farenden

Secretary:

Mr. P. Morrice.

Hong Kong Delegation

Mr. C.P. Haddon-Cave

Mr. P.C.M. Sedgwick

Mr. D.G. Jeaffres on

Deputy Director of

Commerce and Industry

Hong Kong Government Office,

London

Commerce and Industry

Department, Hong Kong.

IMMIGRATION

Mr. Haddon-Cave said that the Hong Kong Government wanted

to know what would be the factual position on immigration if

Britain entered the E.E.C.

The flow of Chinese workers to

Britain in recent years had not created a problem; but,

even although the flow had been small, it had been useful to

Hong Kong particularly for those Chinese in the New Territories

with aspirations to work abroad.

2. Mr. Heddy said that much stronger representations on

immigration had been made by the Caribbean Commonwealth countries.

A distinction had to be drawn between the constitutional and

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