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- 2 JUL 1985
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FM UKMIS GENEVA 04153OZ JUN 85
TO IMMEDIATE DESKBY FCO
TEL NO 220 OF 04 JUNE
AND TO IMMEDIATE DESKBY DTI
AND TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
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INFO PRIORITY PEKING UKREP BRUSSELS, WASHINGTON
YOUR TELNOS 752, 753, AND (756) AND HONG KONG TELNO
HONG KONG: DRAFT EXCO PAPER
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Inchiel Argumably the mean the 763.
43: GATT AND
1. MIFT CONTAINS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO YOUR REVISED DRAFT, UPON WHICH OUR THINKING IS AS FOLLOWS.
DECLARATIONS
2. A. UK DECLARATION:
NEITHER ''SHOULD'' NOR ''SHALL'' ACCORD WITH THE VIEWS OF THE GATT SECRETARIAT (YOUR TELNO 752, PARA 5 REFERS). WE THEREFORE PREFER THE PROPOSED WORDING IN PARA 2 OF YOUR TELNO 763 AMENDED TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE DECISION TO ACCEPT THE GATT RESTS WITH HONG KONG ITSELF.
B. THE HONG KONG DECLARATION:
IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE AMENDMENT THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A CROSS- REFERENCE TO THE UK COMMUNICATION.
C. PRC DECLARATION:
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SINCE IT IS A AND B TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION (AND WE ASSUME MADE ON THE SAME DAY) WHICH WILL ESTABLISH HONG KONG'S GATT STATUS THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SHOULD REFER TO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PLURAL. THE REFERENCE TO THE UK MISSION IN GENEVA, WHICH AT PRESENT EMBRACES BOTH THE UK AND THE UK SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG REMAINS UNCHANGED, NEATLY AVOIDING ANY REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DEFINITION OF HONG KONG.
THE SECOND PARAGRAPH CONTAINS TWO AMENDMENTS. THE REDRAFTED
FIRST SENTENCE IS DESIGNED TO EMPHASISE HONG KONG'S
DISTINCT STATUS IN UNAMBIGUOUS TERMS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION. OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO ENTER THE NEGOTIATIONS WITHOUT SQUARE
BRACKETS. THE FORMULATION IN THE FINAL SENTENCE REFLECTS OUR CONCERN THAT THE CHINESE DECLARATION, WHILE UNEQUIVOCALLY
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HONG KONG'S GATT STATUS WILL CONTINUE AFTER
1 JULY 1997, SHOULD REDUCE TO A MINIMUM THE RISK OF A CHALLENGE FROM OTHER CPS.
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