TNAG-0298-FCO40-334-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-generalized-tariffs-preferences--1971 — Page 115

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No 91 of 29 January to the Governor in which he

referred in paragraph 3 to discrimination against

Hong Kong in favour of her competitors and took

the view that, to ask the EEC for an undertaking

on this at this stage, might jeopardise their offer

of Preferences to Hong Kong, which/whatever its

at one time deficiencies, offered more than was one thought

making possible. Instead, Mr Rippon proposed including

a statement which recorded in general terms our

continuing concern to avoid/discrimination, and

the Governor in his telegram No 64 of I February

agreed to this statement being made to the EEC.

If we naise this matter once more with the Governor

in isolation, it may/result in him raising the

whole matter of our taking the subject up with the

EEC again.

RECOMMENDATION

In view of this exchange, I recommend that

there is no need to inform the Governor that his

request had been turned down by Ministers.

Trade Policy European Integration Department and manter

Department agree.

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