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6 There are no restrictions on Hong Kong exports to the UK of wool or

knitted cotton textiles, or of man-made fibre textiles (other than woven

polyester/cotton). In the negotiation of the GATT multi-fibre agreement,

there has been an identity of view between the UK and Hong Kong in looking

for a closer definition of the circumstances in which it is permissible to

control trade.

Department of Trade & Industry 14 December 1973

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