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quotas by routing through third countries.
Home Hong Kong, as result of its industry's failure to enter into
Laik & industry VRA wilę Hung trung
a VHA with the UK industry is endangering the VRAS entered
into with a large number of other countries which have given
already them access to the UK market on terms which are/difficult for
our industry but do minimise the damage done to essential
capacity needed in the long term.
Anxious toe at a URA be agreed which would continue to give
Hong Kong manufacturers can obtain access to the UK market but mind would protect both our internato
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through a VRA but trans-shipment in Hong Kong of goods from
LAs long as URA is elavent
to
other VRA countries needs to be discouraged or at least recorded
Nead for
to
properly. The Hong Kong authorities must ensure that goods
dispatched to the UK with Certificates of Origin showing they
originate in Hong Kong are not merely being re-shipped from
third countries.
Agreement of trade statistics is essential for agreement on [ Regret that this has not been achieved but recognize problem & action to deal with problem. oustoms authorities tend to
all created by tendency of custom all customs auvaon'tits to concentrate on import statistics rather than exports since tariff
income depends on imports. Every effort is being made by UK Customs & Excise to reconcile Hong Kong export figures with
UK import statistics. Hope that in event of discrepancy Hong
iR •speedy dos cussions can take place to reconcile differences. Kong will accept UK figures as being more accurate.
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