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CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK 040/24

- 7 JUN 1985

FM UKMIS GENEVA 06160OZ JUN 1985

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 223 OF 6 JUNE

AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

INFO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP BRUSSELS, BRUSSELS (FOR JONES),

WASHINGTON, HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON

HONG KONG TELNO 1094: GATT AND HONG KONG

1. THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN PARA 2 OF TUR IS OPEN TO THE SAME OBJECTIONS AS EARLIER FORMULAE IN THAT IT PREEMPTS THE LEGAL POSITION: HONG KONG WILL NOT BECOME A CP ON RECEIPT OF THE UK COMMUNICATION, WHICH MERELY INFORMS THE DG (GATT) OF THE CHANGE IN HONG KONG'S STATUS. THE OPERATIVE COMMUNICATION IS THAT FROM HONG KONG ITSELF, INDICATING ITS WISH TO BE DEEMED A CONTRACT-ING PARTY.

2. FOR THIS REASON WE CONSIDER IT IMPORTANT TO STICK TO THE FORMULATION CONTAINED IN YOUR TELNO 782..

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3. GATT LEGAL ADVISER AND HONG KONG OFFICE AGREE.

FCO PLEASE ADVANCE TO GALSWORTHY, HKD, FCO.

&

WARBURTON

LIMITED

HKD

FED

ECD (E)

PS

PS/MR LUCE

MR WILSON

CONFIDENTIAL

REPEATED AS REQUESTED

COPIES HKGO

TO:

MR

LONDON

FIFOOT

MISS WILMSHURST LEGAL ADVISERS

MR PRYOR ATP, DTP

MS HEALD, CUSTOMS & EXCISE

(MARK LANE)