TNAG-0759-FCO40-963-Manufacture-and-storage-of-explosives-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 127

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香港干諾道中四十六號

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*** OUR REF.:(51) in C.R. 3816/77 本署檔號

* YOUR REF.:

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WE TELEGRAMS: "CANDIHONG" HONG KONG

1

Dear Mr. Mulholland,

TRADE, INDUSTRY & CUSTOMS ""PARTMENT

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

46, CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL.

HONG KONG,

Miss Leiper?

29 September 1977

33 (6)

37 (72)

Please refer to our letters of 27 August, 28 September,

2 November and 11 December 1976 and your telegram No. 67 of 8 November HTS? regarding water-gel explosives.

47(76)

2.

66 (76)

Bost

You will recall that we wrote to the Trade Relations and Exports Department several times last year to request advice on whether water-gel explosives are included under Item No. M.L.8 of the International CoCom List and in your telegram of 8 November you mentioned that this query was under active consideration and you hoped to let us have an answer in the near future. However, it does not appear from our files that we have received an answer yet to our query on this item.

3.

The question of the possible local manufacture of cartridged water-gel explosives was recently discussed in the Executive Council and we have been asked to comment on whether this item is already covered by the Schedule to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (which is based on the International CoCom List) or if it will be necessary to amend existing legislation to ensure that water-gel explosives are subject to licensing control. In view of the above, I should be grateful if you could let us know if water-gel explosives are included in the International CoCom List as soon as possible please.

(salatxins)

Mimo if understanding

to ML8

Quarrycr's, mining etc.

licensable

Mr. A.M. Mulholland,

Yours faithfully,

Attackard

(R. Hallard)

for Director of Trade, Industry and Customs

Trade Relations and Exports Department,

Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

Great George Street,

London SW1A 2AH,

United Kingdom.

c.c. Commissioner of Mines (Attn.: Mr. G. Ranson, Chief Explosives Officer,

RH/ew

Mines Division)

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