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He said it was essential for Hong Kong to know where they would stand when the UK had to conform to communi Ly

decisions. It would also be imperative for Hong Kong

to have a GATT relationship with the enlarged FEO if th

EEC itself became a Contracting party Ybut sco parn•* 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 (11) Hong Kong and the 9 other members of the enlarged, EEC. In short, wo'ld Hong Kong's GATT relationship' with the EEC subouae hor non-GATT relationship with the UK or vice-vertn?

8.

In the context of GATT. Mr Haddon-Cavo ruigo 4

queries:

of

(a) Did Article XXIV (1) preclude a GATT

relationship between Hong Kong hnd the UK, its

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Administering Power, in 'all circumstancos? (b) Could Hong Kong be givon the de jure and

do facto right of acting on their own bohat under Article XXVI 5(c)?

(c)

Would (b) then automatically give Hot

Kong a GATT relationship with the UK?

(a) On the answers to theso 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 questiona held certain relevance, Mr Haddon-Cave thought that in view of the double acceptance and Hong Kong's present

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