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REGISTRY No.51 100LC1971
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stead of pursuing the originar jan of abolishing quotas in favour of tariffs.
But a spokesman confirmed that DTI officials yesterday began dis- cussions with representatives of the Hongkong textile industry who arrived in the United King- don at the weekend.
A spokesman for the DTI said: "The talks concern the overall position in view of the mounting concern being felt about the likely level of woven cotton textile im- ports next year."
Meanwhile, in a joint statement, the six main textile organizations in Hongkong said they
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This illustrated the absence of a inse of moral obligation of the ritish Government Lowards Jongkong people and showed bad jith, the statement added.
If the British Government ould persist in re-intoducing uotas in 1972, we demand the prresponding withdrawal of the ew Commonwealth preference riff.
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There is a danger that the re- imposition of textile quetas by the British Government. despite her carlier decision to replace it by a tariff, would spur further trade protectionism prevailing in devel- oping countries ".
Leaders of the Textile Industry Support Campaign, a joint union- einployers body representing mainly smaller and medium-sized Lancashire textile interests, re- cently urged the Government to impose quotas at the same time as the tariff comes into effect at the beginning of next year.
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Mr Edmund Gartside, spokesman for the TISC, said that since he had received no confir- mation that the Government had shifted its ground, he could not comment bui added that he would be "delighted "if it had.
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