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CONSULTATIONS WITH HONG KONG OFFICIALS

SECOND SESSION: 23 NOVEMBER at 3.30 p.m.

UK Delegation

Sir C. O'Neill

FCO

Mr. J. A. Ford

Mr. N. Statham

Mr. R. G. Britten

Mr. E. 0. Laird

Mr. P. Haddon-Cave

Mr. A. H. Brind

Mr. G. F. Kinnear

Mr. J. Cater

Mr. M. Perceval

Mr. G. R. Denman

DTI

Mr. J. R. E.Gildea

Mr. D. Sellers

Mr. M. J. Woodhead

Miss V. Evans

Mr. D. Jones

Dr.

Mr. Rostowski

ODA

Mr. Gilhooly

Mr. D. H. Hannah, UKDel EEC,

Mr. P. Dodge

Brussels

Present:

Hong Kong Delegation

Sir David Trench

Sir J. Cowperthwaite

Governor

Financial

Secretary

Deputy Financial

Secretary

Director of

Commerce and Industry

HK Government

Office London

HK Government

Representative

Geneva

HK Government

Representative Brussels

Sig David Trench

asked if there had been any recent developments on the position of Hong Kong in the context of the EEC negotiations. Sir C. O'Neill said that the question of Hong Kong had come up frequently at meetings in Brussels at Deputy level. A Working Group had been set up consisting

This of representatives of the Six and of the Commission. had begun to work out some ideas in relation to Hong Kong and the latest position was reported in Codel telegram No.299 of 19 November, whith the Hong Kong delegation would have seen.

Sir David Trench said that the aim of the Hong Kong Government was to see that the territory did not end up with terms worse than those given to her competitors. They hoped that the UK would not abandon the application for associate status under Part IV of the Treaty of Rome. He also thought

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