TNAG-0171-FCO40-207-Effect-of-UK-s-economic-measures-on-exports-from-Hong-Kong-1969 — Page 106

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impact of these Import Deposits on your trade

with the United Kingdom. It is difficult

at this stage to know to what extent, if any,

You will the flow of goods will be affected.

have heard from your London Office that the

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bean Bank of England has, notified authorised banks, to the Import Deposit Scheme does not affect

existing Exchange Control arrangements, and

emphasizing the need for applications by

United Kingdom residents to borrow sterling

from non-residents in order to finance Import

Deposits to be referred to the Bank of

England. Our understanding is that bona fide

applications of this sort will for the time

linat the being succeed, and we line that to the

extent that they do succeed these measures

are less likely to bear heavily upon your

export trade to this country.

We shall

course, keep a close watch on this and any

administration of the Significant

other aspect of the scheme likely to be of

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significance, and if it should be necessary

address you again further

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as necessary

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