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number of countries, all of them are countries
negotiating for themselves and one of the well-
known difficulties about Hong Kong is that it is
not in that term a country that can negotiate for
itself. But I supose you were using, the term as
associations in a much wider sense, meaning any kind
of formalized relations to the community and so far
as it is concerned no decision has been made.
Did you reach any final decision?
Ques.
Ans.
I did not come here to reach decisions
or to conclude agreements.
I came here to get
information and get a better understanding of the
problem.
Ques.
Everybody seems certain that Britain will
join the Common Market. Can I ask in your own personal
opinion, do you think it will or not?
Ans.
I am quite certain Britain will join this
time. If I look around the conference table when
we have the entry negotiations, it seems to me
that everyone around the table is now serious, so
this time it will work.
Ques.
Hong Kong has not been able to get
associate membership,
What is your
personal opinion that Hong Hong will be able to
get an associate membership?
Ans.
Again associate membership used as a torm
as we uso it I think is not in question. I don't
think that is at the moment what we are discussing.
At the same time I think probably Britain will make
a strong point of the articular requirement of
Hong kong and we will then have to see how we respond
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