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10 JUN 1986
REGISTAY Action Taken
Ag81016
TO IMMEDIATE NEW DELHI
TELNO 602
OF 301630Z MAY 86
FOLLOWING TELEGRAM NOW REPEATED TO YOU AT REQUEST OF HKD
WAS RECEIVED FROM HONG KONG TELNO 1634 OF 28 MAY
INFO PRIORITY PEKING, TOKYO, WASHINGTON, UKMIS GENEVA
UKMIS GENEVA PLEASE PASS COPY TO CARTLAND
UKMIS GENEVA TELNO 278: HONG KONG AND GATT
1.
I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY DURING MY RECENT VISIT TO JAPAN TO
RAISE THE QUESTION OF THE JAPANESE DEMARCHE REPORTED IN PARA. 5
OF TUR DURING A BRIEF CALL WHICH WAS ARRANGED FOR ME AT SHORT
NOTICE ON WATANABE, MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
2. AFTER EXPRESSING MY THANKS FOR JAPAN'S PUBLIC SUPPORT OF HONG
KONG'S SEPARATE GATT STATUS, I SAID THAT I WAS CONCERNED TO HEAR
THAT THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT WOULD APPARENTLY LIKE TO CONTINUE
TO EXAMINE THE STATUS OF HONG KONG IN THE GATT, INCLUDING LEGAL
ASPECTS, AFTER JULY 1997 WHEN IT BECOMES A SAR OF CHINA''. THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR AFFECTING CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG'S
FUTURE WAS THAT EFFECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE
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