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OCMIAN 2911

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PP GEMIS

FM FCOLN TO GEMIS

281033Z APR

GRS 224

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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY UKMIS GENEVA

TELNO 159

OF 281033Z APRIL 86

310

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FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD

WAS RECEIVED FROM NEW DELHI TELNO 591 OF 25/4

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FM NEW DELHI

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 591

HKK122/1

RECEIVEL

OF 251040Z APRIL 86

12 MAY 1986

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG KONG

TERY

PA

AB:15

OUR TELNO 567: HONG KONG AND GATT

1. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO ABHYANKAR (DIRECTOR IN THE MEA'S ECONOMIC

DIVISION) BOTH TO FOLLOW UP THE LETTER SENT TO HIM ON 17 APRIL,

AND TO TELL HIM ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE DECLARATIONS (YOUR TELNO

227 TO CANBERRA).

2. HE HAD NO SPECIFIC POINTS TO RAISE, BUT COMMENTED THAT CHINA

MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS TO SECURE SPECIAL TREATMENT

FOR HONG KONG AFTER 1 JULY 1997. AT THE LEAST, HE SAID THERE

WOULD HAVE TO BE SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE CHINA DID NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF ADDITIONAL QUOTAS SET FOR HONG KONG IN ORDER TO EXPORT GOODS

PRODUCED ON THE MAINLAND. EXPERTS WOULD HAVE TO WORK OUT A

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