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Attached in the back of the submission is an expended Mrs Priest, HKD pena 5 (new panare 506) which attempte to Willers Trate
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HONG KONG: THE GATT AND THE CCC gee, we will need to neuvirker
remaining peras. Thank you for your minute of 29 May I attach a alcov
accordingly redraft of a submission.
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I think that paragraph 5 needs to be filled out as far as we can. I do not know to what extent Hong Kong has exercised external commercial relations and I don't think that the point made by the Governor with regard to GATT is, of itself, sufficient to justify our asserting to Ministers or others the "long practice". What we need is some authoritative document describing or instancing what Hong Kong has done over the years. We could summarise
Such this in paragraph 5 and annex it to the submission. material will be necessary when we consult the Law Officers and it would be as well if we collect it now.
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I am sending a copy of the draft to Mr Aust and Mr Bickford (Legal Advisers) in case they have any comments or caveats they would wish to include.
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Paul Fifoot
Deputy Legal Adviser
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