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GATT or other international organisations in which

Hong Kong representatives form part of the UK deleg-

ation reflecting differing UK and Hong Kong views.

(b) Full weight will be given to the possible consequences

for either party of following any of the alternative

policies under consideration.

(c)

Where it is proposed that any new British international

commercial policy or modification of such policy should

be followed by Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Government will

be consulted and its comments invited from the earliest

practicable stage and thereafter during the formulation

and determination of such policy.

(a) Where no agreement can be reached at official level on

policy issues of substance, and it is consequently

being proposed that a policy with which the Hong Kong

Government disagrees should be followed by Hong Kong,

the views and advice of that Government in its own

words if it so wishes, should be placed before the

(e)

7.

Ministers concerned.

In the course of the consultations, HMG will indicate

to the Hong Kong Government the reasons for adopting

the policy it proposes.

In matters of HMG's external commercial relations, where

it is proposed to follow policies which so far as can be fore-

seen, may directly or indirectly affect Hong Kong interests,

HMG will, so far as is practicable, keep the Hong Kong Govern-

ment informed of their intentions and will give the Hong Kong

Government opportunity for such consultations and represent-

/ations