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CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG OFFICIALS...

Second Session, 24th October, 1967 at 3 p.m.

United Kingdom Delegation

Sir A. Snelling (in the Chair) Commonwealth Office

Mr. F. G. K. Gallagher

Mr. W. S. Carter

Mr C. J. Audland

Mr. G. I. Brown

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J. M. Healey

Mr. J. R. D. Gildea

Mr. J. A. B. Darlington Mr. T. Muir CRC 1

Mr.N. Jordan-Moss

Mr. C. V. Peterson

Mr. M. P. Hannam

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Miss K. J. Lawrence

Hong Kong Delegation

Mr. J. J. Cowperthwaite

Mr. C. P. Haddon-Cave

Mr. P. C. M. Sedgwick

Mr. D. G. Jeaffreson

Mr. J. H. Martin

Hong Kong's rights under the G.A.T.T.

Financial Secretary, Hong

Kong

Deputy Economic Director

(Acting), Hong Kong

Hong Kong Government Office,

London

Commerce and Industry

Department, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Government

Representative, Brussels

On the question of the Community countries withdrawing from

the G.A.T.T. individually and re-joining as a single body,

Mr. Muir confirmed that legally there was nothing in Article

XXIV of the G.A.T.T. which required this. Also while in a sense

it would be logical for a completed economic union to be a

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