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7.

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.

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 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 foreseen,

may directly or indirectly affect Hong Kong interests, HMG will,

so far as is practicable, keep the Hong Kong Government informed

of their intentions and will give the Hong Kong Government opport-

unity for such consultations and representations as may be necessary

to ensure that its views and interests are fully taken into

account.

8. In the course of any commercial negotiations between the

Hong Kong Government and a third party, any UK representatives

participating would bear in mind the need to maintain the authority

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