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21/2. 1974
ALSO ON HKK 21/2. 1974.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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TO PRIORITY IT! TELEGRAM NUMBER CREDA -OF-14 JANUARY INFO ROUTINE F C O AND E C/G D.
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IN AIRPORT PRESS INTERVIEW ON ARRIVAL ON 12 JANUARY FOR AN OFFICIAL VISIT (STAYING AS GUEST OF GOVERNOR) SIR JOHN TILBEY * CHAIRMAN OF ANGLO-HONG KONG PARLIAMENTARY GIBUP- SAID THAT TUBE DECISION MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR CYMPATHETIC B.P.S TO ARGUE FONG KONG'S CASE WITH OTHER BACK BENCHERS ON TO TRY TO BRING PRESSURE IN E E C TO BE RESPONSIBLE OVER TEXTILES AND FOOTWEAR. THIS HAS BEEN PROMINENTLY REPORTED. ONE NEWSPAPER AT LEAST ALSO OVER-INTERPRETS SOME VERY GUARDED EXPRESSION OF REGRET OVER MR. ROYLE'S RESIGNATION INTO A HEADLINE WAS ROYLE TORPEDOED BY TUBE''.
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2. HONG KONG STANDARD IN EDITORIAL TODAY (14TH), REFERRING TO SIR JOHN'S REPORTED COMMENTS SAYS THAT WHILE FROM A BRITISH STANDFOLIT THE ARGUMENT MAY MAKE SENSE ANY ATTEMPT! TO LIK THE TUBE CONTRACT WITH THE E E C TRADE POLICY WILL ONLY APPEAR ABSURD TO HONG KONG”, SINCE THE DECISION GIVE IN TO THE EEG ARGUMENT NOT TO GIVE HONG KONG ASSOCIATE
IT IS STATUS WAS TAKEN LONG BEFORE TUBE CONTRACT TALKS''. **UNDERSTANDABLE THAT LONDON IS UNHAPPY OF HONG KONG EXERCISING WHATEVER PRECIOUS LITTLE ECONOMIC FREEDOM IT HAS ..... BUT LONDON IN RECENT YEARS HAS SHOWN VERY LITTLE CONSIDERATION OF HONG KONG'S STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT ON E.G. TRADE NECOTIATINS AND DIALOGUE OVER THE RESERVES. ADMITTEDLY H M G HAS TO GO ALONG WITH E E C POLICY ON TARIFFS BUT HONG KONG AS A DEPENDENT TERRITORY EXPECTS A BETTER DEAL FROM LONDON THAN IT HAS BEEN RECEIVING, ESPECIALLY PRIVILEGES IN HONG KONG BY WAY OF REDUCED TARIFFS''.
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