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ANNEXE B

CONSULTATIONS IN WHITEHALL ON IMPLICATIONS

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

1.

2.

Check List

(Hong Kong)

Treatment of U.K's application by the Community.

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

3. Present Whitehall view as to. UK's tactics.

4.

5.

6.

Has the question of Hong Kong yet been raised?

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

Consequences for Hong Kong of full U.K. membership:

(a) in constitutional/GATT terms;

(7)

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);

(g) (possibly) more extensive market sharing

agreements by British and Europear countries

(manufacturers and retailers) to shut out

imports.

Possibilities open to Hong Kong:

7.

(a)

associate status;

(b) Morocco-type protocol;

(0)

covered by general décalage (inc. reduction

of U.K. tariffs vis-à-vis the Six);

(a) declaration of intent by H.M.G. (c.f. 6(a) above)

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