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HMG and the Hong Kong Government recognise that policy decisions often to be taken as a matter of urgency and that speed of reaction in consultation is often of paramount importance.

9. HMG's decisions on all matters in which agreement between HMG

and the Hong Kong Government is required will continue to be conveyed

to the Hong Kong Government by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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10. The procedures for such consultation as is required between

HMG and the Hong Kong Government on matters of external commercial relations will be reviewed from time to time.

NOTES

1.

The Governor said that he would like to give further thought to the possibility that the conduct of Hong Kong's commercial affairs in GATT might be excluded from the application of the document (as was Hong Kong/UK trade).

2. The possibility was briefly considered whether this paragraph might not have to be varied or expanded to formalise the channels of communication between the Hong Kong Government, HMG and their respective representatives in the GATT.

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