TNAG-2080-FCO40-2960-Hong-Kong-politically-sensitive-issues-1991 — Page 52

Issue

Objective/explanation

Secretary for Trade and Industry (Cont'd)

Hong Kong's dialogue with the Organization for Economic

Co-operation and Development (OECD)

representatives.

Further

dialogue between the OECD and some of the Asian economies will continue, The question of inviting these Asian economies to join the OECD might arise as the dialogue

progresses. Hong Kong has then to examine the pros and cons of OECD membership seriously.

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CONFIDENTIAL

Present status/progress

China

interest*

UK

interest*