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any benefits that they currently enjoy.

5.

We are in close touch with the Hong Kong Government

and on 4 April the Department of Trade and Department of Industry

had talks with the Hong Kong Director of Commerce and Industry

on the tactics and objectives for which the UK Delegation should

aim on Hong Kong's behalf. There is no difference between us

in principle.

3 May 1974

M A Goodfellow

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department

White 1

agree

M

Herries

gave

the cuttings & Lord Goronary - Rober

for information.

No specific action

o them is needed.

1.A. Lovre

3/5

that Hong Kong (and we)

we should try and be seen

Failure will

be a

point of friction with

Goronwy - Roberts

7/5

that it may be unrealistic to

spect to get everything

worst,

it is very important for the political relationship

with Hong Kong that

to ty. Hong Kong. Failure to by would be a greater one. This is likely to be a

continuing source of difficulty.

DC Stu-3/5

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