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22 JUL 1985
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GRS 120
CONFIDENTINAL
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2349
OF 210642Z JULY 86
INFO IIMMEDIATE PEKIING, UKMNS GENEVA
PEKHING TELNO 1289 : HONG KONG AND GATT HKGO IN GENEVA.
YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING WINTH E.P. HO BUT IT STIPLL SEEMS TO US
THAT THE TITLE "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE' IMPLIES A WIDER
FUNCTION AND THE TITLE 'HONG KONG TRADE OFFICE A NARROWER ONE
THAN CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE.
2. THE LATTER IS LIABLE TO CONFUSION WHITH OFFICES OF THE TRADE
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. WE HAVE YET TO TEST WHETHER THE FORMER WILL
PRESENT PROBLEMS IN SOME COUNTRIES WHERE WE HAVE OR MIGHT WISH
TO ESTABLISH REPRESENTATION. BUT OF THE TWO TINTLES SUGGESTED BY THE CHINESE, THIS IS THE ONE WE COULD LIVE WITH.
AKERS-JONES
HONG KONG AGREEMENT: RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS
HD/FED
RESEARCH DEPT (FE)
DEP/HD/PUSD
PS/MR RENTON
SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
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