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HONG KONG AND GATT.
1. THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE PROPOSED REPLY IN
SECOND TUR STRIKES US AS A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS. WE HAVE ARGUED
WITH THE CHINESE THAT INTER ALIA SEPARATE CP STATUS FOR HONG
KONG WOULD REFLECT DEFACTO ARRANGEMENTS (PRIOR TO HONG KONG BEING
DEEMED TO BE A GATT CP): THE CHANGE IN HONG KONG'S FORMAL GATT
STATUS SHOULD THUS NOT HAVE LEAD TO A MARKED INCREASE IN THE
WORK LOADS OF THE HONG KONG OFFICE. AND IN ANY CASE IT SEEMS
UNLIKELY THAT THE HONG KONG OFFICE'S WORKLOAD WOULD HAVE INCREASED
GREATLY IN THE SHORT TIME SINCE HONG KONG WAS FORMERLY DEEMED TO
BE A GATT CP. WE THEREFORE SUGGEST THAT THIS SENTENCE BE RECAST
ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES
THE WORKLOAD OF THE GENEVA OFFICE AND THE MULTILATERAL DIVISION
OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS INDEED INCREASED AS A RESULT OF HONG
KONG'S INVOLVEMENT IN A RANGE OF MULTILATERAL TRADE ISSUES.
STAFFING LEVELS FOR BOTH ARE KEPT CONSTANTLY UNDER REVIEW. SUCH A
REVIEW OF THE STAFFING
EVANS
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD
PS/MR RENTON MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
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