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4. Following previous practice, on receipt of the latest list of Undertakings approved by the Advisory Group in Hong Kong, the DTI checked with Companies House in respect of those 7 companies in Hong Kong which claimed a connection with a British company (List 1). A few minor queries have now been resolved, so the DTI are content and have approved all the

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5.

List 2 contains the names of 67 British companies in the UK whose names were not registered at Companies House.

However, we have now checked their status and are satisfied

that they qualify as British Undertakings under our

established guidelines. (A copy of these is attached for

reference).

D 6.

Another 8 names (List 3) do not meet our guidelines and cannot be considered as British Undertakings in Hong Kong. This includes the Royal Mint and the Engineering Industry Training Board which are Government Departments. (However a

person who has worked for the Royal Mint or the Engineering Industry Training Board would anyway have been in Crown

Service for the purposes of the Order.)

E 7. List 4 contains the names of 26 companies and firms with

whom we have been unable to make contact, despite considerable

efforts. We cannot therefore establish their status

conclusively.

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J Woodrow

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