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QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED.

FOR MY PART:~

(1) OUR EXPATRIATE STAFFING PROBLEMS (INCLUDING POSSIBLE SECOND- MENTFROM THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OR THE HOME CIVIL SERVICE) COUPLED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GUARANTEE ING A CAREER TO PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE OFFICERS WHO JOIN THE HONG KONG SERVICE, AND OF SUPPLE- MENTING PAY OF EXPATRIATES OUT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS,

(!!) DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD'S TRADING SYSTEM, AND THEIR AFFECT EN HONG KONG.

2. THE QUESTIONS LIKELY TO BE RAISED WITH YOU BY UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS (YOUR TELEGRAM NO.18) ARE:

(1) WHAT HONG KONG MAY EXPECT FROM THE U.K. AS A CROWN COLONY AS COMPARED WITH INDEPENDENT COMMONWEALTH TERRITORIES= THIS COULD

INCLUDE OLD CHESTNUTS LIKE DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT AND

RESTRICTIONS ON COTTON TEXTILES, AS WELL AS THE PROSPECTS OF AID IN FUTURE.

(11) THE QUESTION OF THE FREE MOVEMENT OF HONG KONG BELONGERS, AND THE VISA REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY E.G. WEST GERMANY AND JAPAN=

(11)HONG KONG'S POSITION ON U.K, ENTRY INTO THE COMMON MARKET= (IV) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE=

K(V) A U.K. CONTRIBUTION TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTENSION= (VI) TEXTILES

(VII) FOREIGN AFFAIRS QUESTIONS E.G. YOUR ASSESSMENT OF U.S.

OR CHINESE INTENTIONS IN THIS AREA.

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