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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

For WRITTEN ANSWER on

.....May.

TEXT OF QUESTION :-

Head of

Please submit :- a draft Answer

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& Background to Parliamentary Unit

Noon

before

FRI 2/5

60 Mr Eric Deakins (Walthamstow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs, if the recognition of Hong Kong as a General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade contracting party has been accepted by all General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade members.

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

...PQS

...REPLY(S)

copy to

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary

Clerk

for answer by

(Minister)

ANSWER

Following declarations to the GATT Secretariat by

the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China

on 23 April, the Secretariat informed contracting parties

that Hong Kong had become a contracting party as from

that date. The procedure did not require the approval

of other GATT members.

HKR 122/! RECEIVED IN RÉGISTKY

- 6 MAY 1986

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