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4 NÜV 1774
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CONFIDENTIAL
NICK6/598/1
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM. NUMBER 1091 OF 4 NOVEMBER. 1974
FOR STUART FROM JORDAN.
EE C G SP
M.I.F.T. GIVES TEXT OF REMARKS MADE BY AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER
IN THE LEGCO DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS. I HAVE TO REPLY
ON 13 OR 14 NOVEMBER,
2. THE MORE I CAN BE AUTHORISED TO SAY ON SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS YOU ARE SEEKING (IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL BE SEEN AS SUCH HERE) THE BETTER, EVEN IF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT IN THE END OBTAINED.
3. SINCE MY SPEECH MUST BE DRAFTED (AND TRANSLATED INTO CHINESE) BEFORE 13 NOVEMBER, ! SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ADVANCE (EMBARGOED) NOTICE OF THE LINE THAT WILL BE TAKEN IN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON 12 NOVEMBER, WHICH WILL PRESUMABLY, SPECIFY
THE IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT FOR 1975, (AT THIS LATE STAGE, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO PRESENT ANOTHER GENERAL STATEMENT HERE.) FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION, I SHALL HAVE TO GO OVER OUR PRINCIPAL POINTS:
A) THAT WE CAN SEE NO OBJECTIVE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST OUR DECLINING FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY'S DECLINING EXPORTS NOR AGAINST OUR TEXTILE EXPORTS, WHICH ARE WELL UNDER QUOTA LEVELS AND, WHILE STILL GROWING IN VALUE, ARE STEADILY LOSING OUT ON THEIR MARKET SHARE: AND
(B) THAT WE SEE THE FREEZING OF ACCESS FOR THE ALLEGEDLY 'SUPER- COMPETITIVE AS DISCRIMINATORY AND DAMAGING TO OUR INTERESTS
WHEN ACCESS FOR OTHERS IS BEING INCREASED BY THE INCREASE OF TARIFF QUOTAS AND THE RAISING OF THE BUTOIRS, AND AS UNNECESSARY EITHER TO PROTECT DOMESTIC INDUSTRY OR TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WTHERS WHEN THE TARIFF QUOTAS ARE NOT BEING
FILLED ANYWAY.
CONFIDENTIAL
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