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27 July 1993

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Mr Whitney

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United Kingdom Delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

19 rue de Franqueville

75116 Paris

Telephone: 45 24 98 28 Facsimile: 45 24 98 37

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OECD/DNMES:

PARTICIPATION

HONG KONG TRADE WORKSHOP 11/12 OCTOBER

CHINESE

1.

The OECD Council has agreed to invite China to participate in the 11/12 October Hong Kong Workshop "as an exceptional measure" on the basis set out in C/NM (93) 63 ie three participants, being one each from government, private and academic sectors, and three silent observers. Whilst the US stressed that it was "not keen" (hence the "exceptional measure" condition) only Sweden registered outright objections (on the grounds that they preferred to await the review of relations with the DNMES generally before taking such a step); but they were not prepared to stand in the way of a consensus.

2. On something of a (typical OECD) red herring, Portugal said they wanted Macao to be invited

as an observer. Taniguchi (Deputy Secretary General) suggested that it was up to the Portuguese to decide who sat in their delegation.

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Curare 22 Скала

Alastair Newton

CC: I Ruff Esq

HKD, FCO

ERD, FCO

FED, FCO

Andrew Wong Esq Hong Kong Office to the GATT, Geneva