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to abolish the death sentence in the Colony - a policy

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8. Yet another issue where our interests is in Componentes's Generation aft

Schene of Preferences) relation to the ED preferences scheme which we are (6SP)

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fields of Hong Kong exports, in favour of the Colony's Soncin

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Preference; but we shall be bobed to me stogly that

rafeing an additiqnal barrier against their trade in Others, such as the Indians are poten

textiles and footyear. Roper Questions which

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are important to them. But this ean be justified to the Colony and may have to I the fit

recommend that this matter must be raised again Britain asaist its own Colony is a different fand

Brussels. We may not win there, put we must at leas more menous matter which paraps we should

we should have be geen to have tried to defend their interest. repantel in Brussel

sted t ٢ 4. Air services agreements in which Britain gains

controth's handsomely by having disposal of landing rights at

Hong Kong gift (while paying nothing for the

be rear themade building or maintenance of the facilities at Kai Tak)

another bone of contention. In the context of the

EEC negotiations we decided for political reasons

that it was in the United Kingdom interest to permit

KLM a service to Hong Kong. Now SAS want a similar

service and the Hong Kong Government regard it as

very much in their interest that it should be granted.

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But this is opposed, on civil aviation grounds where it

is held that it would not be in the UK interest.

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