TNAG-0046-FCO40-82-Britain-s-entry-into-EEC-effect-on-trade-with-Hong-Kong-1967 — Page 229

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Puisine political aspects. IGNIT de forty situation other international agreemets.

Under art

MAVI 5(0) or be 3ATI, if any of the

customs tarritories, in res ect of mich e

ing party had accepted the greasant, posaossas or nowuires full autonomy in the conduct of lte axter @saneroial relations and of the st..or natters provided for in the inai territory own hcom

anator or to okit in t

no protioal difficulty in devolving such rights to tiong Kong, and thong waitd olorrly boarbator.tis1

negotiate tr

olf.

On the other hand,

this suggestion soulnaruse atrong

reactione from the

paulininery step towards establishing Hong Yong ano a

支祭wn

separato palitial entity in its own right.

know how substantial this objection really is.

ably it could be roletad out'to tas chinese CONTEND

at the stop me being tahon in order to preserve

ammerodal interests in the light of our

Joining thin Connon hornets

to maintenanoe of snoo! aially string hongong to preminsbly very much in the

Chiaase

It is, however, impossible to my

how for they would to impressed by auch on sou whether they might not whatou for further anti-ion, iong action.

which the political departments are battar Judges. But I should so carry to see the possibility completely

(b) The Vas of Hong Ken, 'a Bersining overa

bargaining power

Aven if Hong kong were to join the GTT, its bargaining pozers might still be very weak vis-a-vis the Community.

try with orts of over 1630

be completely devoid The difficulty, of

in tonde matters.

tonton tag 100円 of roteative

The long long dolognation undard way round th whereby a national tariff ooid be loposed and kon

pay and airited only in asses where it was noaded

as a bargaining weapon.

anation of completely new sailory and the lagoni tton

of unrelsome controls on home long trade.

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