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- 2 JUL 1985
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TELEGRAM NUMBER 943 OF 17 JUNE
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, UKMIS GENEVA, UKREP BRUSSLES, BRUSSELS (FOR JONES)
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HONG KONG TELNOS 1177 AND 1178 AND YOUR TELNO 212 59 UKREP BRUSSELS: HONG KONG'S FUTURE POSITION IN GATT AND CCC
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WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ON SECOND HONG KONG TUR:
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(A) PARAGRAPH 2: WE THINK THAT IN GENERAL LANGUAGE SHOULD DRAW ON THAT USED IN THE AGREEMENT. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THE CHAPEAU BE AMENDED TO READ: ''... AMONG THE MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION FURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE JLG'S ESTABLISH- MENT AND 1 JULY 1997, ACTION...'' (PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX LI REFERS).
(B) PARAGRAPH 5, PENULTIMATE SENTENCE: SURELY THE CONDITIONAL TENSE SHOULD BE USED. WE SUGGEST THIS BE AMENDED TO READ: ''THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WOULD SEPARATELY SUBMIT...
(C) PARAGRAPH 5, FINAL SENTENCE: EXPLICIT REFERENCE TO THE SAR ENJOYING FULL AUTONOMY'' CAUSED THE CHINESE SIDE CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS. WE SUGGEST THAT THIS POINT CAN BE MADE EQUALLY EFFECTIVELY IF THE TEXT WERE AMENDED TO READ: ''...CONTINUE TO BE A SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY ENJOYING THE SAME DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IN THE CONDUCT OF ITS EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND OF OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE GATT AS BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION''
(D) PARAGRAPH 10, FIRST SENTENCE: SHOULD THE REFERENCE BE TO ARTICLE # (A) (DD) RATHER THAN IX(A)(11) (THE UK AND HONG KONG DECLARATIONS AT ANNEX 2 REFER)?
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MR WILSON
COPIES TO:-
HKGO LONDON
MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS
MISS WILMSHURST LEGAL ADVISERS MR PRYOR ITD/DTI
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