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Mr Warren ECD (E)

HONG KONG : GATT

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1. I minuted to you today about a revised draft paper for Hong Kong's Executive Council on Hong Kong's participation in GATT and the CCC. In doing so, I said that I would be minuting separately about drafts of the three types of declaration to the GATT to which para 15 of that paper referred.

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2. You will have seen copies of Tony Galsworthy S teleletters of 22 April to John Boyd in Hong Kong. The second of these contained illustrative first drafts of three types of declaration which could be made to the GATT in the context of seeking GATT contracting party status for Hong Kong under Article XXVI 5(c).

3.

and

Para 3 of Dame Anne Warburton's teleletter of 1 May to Tony Galsworthy (copied to you) commented on our draft declarations. can see no obvious difficulties with the suggested amendments have incorporated them into revised drafts. Copies of these are attached. Could you please let me have your thoughts on them as soon as possible?

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4. I should naturally welcome your comments on the remaining aspects of Dame Anne Warburton's teleletter However, the draft declarations are our first priority Copies of them will be annexed to the GATT/CCC paper for Hong Kong's

for Hong Kong's Executive Council. Council.

7 May 1985

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J & C Priest (Mrs)

Hong Kong Department 233 3722

CC:

Mr Fifoot, Legal Advisers

Miss Wilmshurst, Legal Advisers Mr Ashton, FED

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