TNAG-0465-FCO40-530-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-EEC-Generalised-Scheme-of-Prefer-1974 — Page 71

CONFIDENTIAL

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It will be appropriate for the Secretary of State TO MAKK

a special statement on Hong Kong. See Annex A]

FOOT Winn

Also covered in the statement on Hong Kong).[We

RICOLNISR

Aise that the European footwear industry is facing

DIFFICULTIES" leulties but so too is the Hong Kong footwear ipsin Time stry. The proposals envisaged are very modest. he

domestic problems stem essentially from imports from

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non-developing country sources, particularly East

and Spain.

rood

Plywood is particularly important to Malaysia and

gapore and though the compromise proposal the

mission has put forward is not as large as we would

ve liked we can accept it.

st-1975 Arrangements

The improvements envisaged for 1975 are a step in

e right direction but will not be sufficient in them-

elves to meet our aim for the progressive abolition

the various restrictions in the scheme over several

ears. The Community should agree to a declaration to

the effect that in future reviews of the scheme it

should continue the process of making the scheme more

liberal with particular reference to the interests of

the poorer developing countries.

L[if there is

vesistance to including Hong Kong's fortwean in the

Scheme because

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