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FM HONG KONG 160345Z NOVEMBER 82
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 1324 OF 16 NOVEMBER
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INFO ROUTINE BRUSSELS (FOR MILLS) HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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YOUR TELNO 945 OF 11 NOVEMBER: HOUSE OF COMMONS SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY AND TRADE.
WE WERE SURPRISED AT THE STATEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO LORD BELSTEAD
AS REPORTED IN PARA 4 OF TUR THAT THE MAIN REASON FOR THE M12 R6 1/12 noted
ATTITUDE ADOPTED IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE ASIAN DOMINANTS,
INCLUDING HONG KONG, WAS THAT THEIR PRODUCTS WERE LOW COST
ACROSS THE BOARD''.
2. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SEEKING CUTBACKS FROM HONG KONG IN FIVE SENSITIVE CATEGORIES (CATS. 4 8). IN FOUR OF THESE CATEGORIES, THE 1981 IMPORT STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY THE COMMISSION SHOW THAT HONG KONG'S AVERAGE UNIT PRICES ARE HIGHER THAN THOSE FOR SIMILAR PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THE USA. FURTHERMORE US EXPORTS TO THE EEC IN TWO OF THESE CATEGORIES ARE SUBSTANTIAL AND INCREASING RAPIDLY, WHILE IN FOUR OF THE FIVE HONG KONG'S PERFORMANCE HAS DECLINED OVER THE LIFE OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT.
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MEDB (Mane Reber same info)
12/19
3. DETAILED FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE FROM OUR LONDON OFFICE. GRATEFUL FOR AN ASSURANCE THAT THE ACTUAL PICTURE WILL BE RECOGNISED IN CONSIDERING POSITIONS FOR THE CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS.
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