TNAG-0464-FCO40-529-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-EEC-Generalised-Scheme-of-Prefer-1974 — Page 155

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1.

WE ARE NOT THEREFORE IN FACT PRESSING FOR ANY

TARIFF PREFERENCES AT ALL,

PROVIDED NONE ARE GIVEN TO

OUR CLOSE COMPETITORS.

IF ALL TARIFF PREFERENCES

WERE TO. BE REMOVED FOR ALL PRESENT BENEFICIARIES IN ANY

ONE SECTOR WE WOULD NOT BE THE ONES TO COMPLAIN. QUITE

SIMPLY WE MERELY WANT FULL EQUALITY OF TRADING OPPORTUNITY.

14. I WOULD LIKE IF I MAY AT THIS POINT TO PROVIDE

YOU WITH SOME HARD EVIDENCE IN TERMS OF TRADE DIVERSION ETC.

IN JUSTIFICATION OF OUR REQUESTS. :

15. I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE CONVINCED THAT

YOUR COUNTRY HAS NOTHING TO FEAR FROM THE REMOVAL OF

THE ELEMENTS OF DISCRIMINATION THAT CURRENTLY EXIST~~

AGAINST HONG KONG.

8.

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