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Mr Broadbent

Economic Services

CONFIDENTIAL

Hk kondl

DEC 098

15226

HONG KONG: ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE TO THE UK

1. I should be grateful if you would let me have an assessment of the importance of Hong Kong to the UK in terms of:

(a) bilateral trade;

(b) trade with China;

(c) investment;

(d) invisible earnings;

(e) extent of present and likely future ECGD commitments.

2. I should also be grateful for an assessment of the importance for the Chinese economy of the foreign exchange it earns from Hong Kong.

P J Williamson

8 December 1980

Hong Kong and General Department K242

233 4439

cc:

Mr Paul, FED

B.U

2 weeks

NOTED

AW

alız

M.AS

a.

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