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DRAFT
Submission
Type 1 +
To:-
From
Mr. Bottomley
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Hong Kong
GENERALISED PREFERENCES HONG KONG
PROBLEM
whether I is necessary for us to inform the Governor
of Hong Kong formally that his eff/request that we
should urge the EEC to exclude entirely textiles
and shoes from their offer of Generalised
Preferences has been turned down by Ministers
ARGUMENT
At the Third Sessionof Consultations with
Hong Kong Government officials on 2 November 1970,
the Governor asked us to urge the EMỠ to exclude
textiles and shoes from their offer of Generalised
Preferences. The UK side were unable to agree to
erer
this proposal and gave reasons for their view.
The Governor, however, did not accept our
arguments against approaching the EEC in this manner
and finally,/you yourself as Chairman stated that
in the last resort it would depend on
Ministers.
Later, a submission of 8 January that we do not
take action as proposed by the Governor was agreed B
by Ministers.
A
During the meeting with Mr Cater, the Hong
Kong/Director of Industry and Commerce, in London on 29 January the problem of textiles and shoes was discussed As a result Mr Rippon sent telegram
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