TNAG-0240-FCO40-276-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalised-tariffs-preferences--1970 — Page 78

CYPHER CAT/A

PRICRITY CODEL PRUSSELS

TELEGRAM NUMBER CODEL 312

CONFIDENTIAL

TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

OF 17 DECEMBER 1978

CONFIDENTIAL 171520Z /FRAME/

Rispr

ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER

CODEL 312 OF 17 DECEMBER 1973 REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) TOKYO HONG KONG AND SAVING TO BRUSSELS (FOR LODGE)

CODEL TELEGRAM NUMBER 282.

FONG KONG.

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THE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP WHICH WAS STUDYING THE POSSIBILITY

OF INCLUDING HONG KONG IN THE COMMUNITY'S GENERALISED PREFERENCE

SCHEME FINISHED ITS WORK AND REPORTED TO THE COMMITTEE OF

PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES ON 15 DECEMBER. A COPY OF ITS REPORT

FOLLOWS BY BAG.

2. THE GROUP REPORTED UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOUR OF INCLUDING HONG

KONG IN THE COMMUNITY SCHEME SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

(1) COMPLETE EXCLUSION OF TEXTILES AND SHOES:

2) A LIST OF SIXTEEN PRODUCTS CONSIDERED SENSITIVE TOWARDS HONG KONG SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY'S GENERAL

SENSITIVE LIST. FOR THESE PRODUCTS THERE SHOULD BE TARIFF QUOTAS, AS ENVISAGED IN THE COMMUNITY'S SCHEME, AND THERE SHOULD BE A 22% CUT OFF FOR INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES OPERATED ON A

NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS.

(3) A LIST OF SEMI-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS TOWARDS HONG KONG SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE COMMUNITY'S GENERAL SURVEILLANCE LIST: AND ON THESE PRODUCTS THE NORMAL 58% CUT-OFF FOR INDIVIDUAL

BENEFICIARIES SHOULD BE OPERATED.

(4) A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PRODUCTS LISTED WOULD NOT MEET

THE ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS ENVISAGED FOR THE GENERALISED PREFERENCE

SCHEME.

3. THE GROUP NOTED THAT SEMI-SENSITIVE AND NON-SENSITIVE ITEMS COULD

BE ADDED TO THE SURVEILLANCE OR TARIFF QUOTA LISTS AFTER THE

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