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He said it was essential for Hong Kong to know wher
they would stand when the UK had to conform to communi
decisions. It would also be imperative for Hong Kong
to have a GATT relationship with the enlarged EEO i bh
EEC itself became a Contracting party Yout see pazie graph 5 above)
Juridical Position
7. Mr Haddon-Cave thought that, given the UK's entry
into the EEC, there would be two distinct juridical
problems, namely those of the relationship between
(1) Hong Kong and the UK and (ii) Hong Kong and the 9
other members of the enlarged EEC. In short, would
Hong Kong's GATT relationship with the EEC subsune hor
non-GATT relationship with the UK or vice-versa?
8.
In the context of GATT, Mr Haddon-Cave raised
queries:
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(a) Did Article XXIV (1) preclude a GATT relationship between Hong Kong hnd the UK, as
Administering Power, in all circumstances?
(b) Could Hong Kong be given the de jure and
de facto right of acting on their own behal
under Article XXVI 5(c)?
(c)
Would (b) then automatically give Hor:
Kong a GATT relationship with the UK?
(a) On the answers to these questions would
depend the GATT relationship or non-relationship
between Hong Kong and the enlarged EEC.
9. In regard to the CTC, although the same 4 question: held certain relevance, Mr Haddon-Cave thought that in view of the double acceptance and Hong Kong's present
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