HONG KONG COTTON TEXTILES QUOTA
so yds unless stated
First Hong Kong proposal
Second Hong Kong proposal
I
Yarn
DESCRIPTION
1972 quota
I YARN (lbs)
I Yarn
1. Folded, grey or processed 2. Other, n.e.s.
No changa
6,127,389
N.A.
Total
6,687,577
II GREYCLOTH
3. Yarn-dyed (incl. denim) under 60" 4. Drills, jeans, gaberdines, twills
7,006,047
44,579,976
13,297,402
27,078,924
12,157,552 N.A.
Total
(74,306,410)
and sateens
5. Poplins (incl. yarn dyed)
6. Sheeting and shirting under 60" 7. Sheeting and shirting (incl.
yarn-dyed) Over 60"
8. Loom state piecegoods n.e.s.
III FINISHED CLOTH
9. Corduroy
10. Yarn-dyed (incl. denim)
11. Poplins (incl. yarn-dyed)
114 Sheeting (incl. yarn-dyed) Over 60"
Other finished piecegoods n.e.s.
12
277,616 N.A. 21,500,656 5,872,716
N.A.
Total
31,845,604
No change in categorisation or restraint ceilings
II GREYCLOTH
Addition of bleached cloth to this group:
otherwise
same categorisation and restraint ceilings
New Group III covering finished cloth,made-ups, and miscellaneous goods
No category limits for finished cloth, but instead a reporting or trigger point system Bleached cloth transferred to grey group
No ceiling within the new group for finished cloth
No separate category for folded yarn ie the whole 6,687,577 could be used for folded yarn
II GREYCLOTH
3.Yarn-dyed (to include finished yarn dyed) 7,006,047
4.Drills etc 44,579,976+15% 5.Poplins 13,297,402+15% 6.Under 60" 27,078,924+15% 7.Over 60" 12,157,552+15% 8.N.e.s. (reduce tó
50,332,684) Total Reduce to 50,332,684
III FINISHED CLOTH
9.Corduroy-raise to
1,000,000
)combined
over) total
(10.Yarn-dyed transferred to
grey) 11.)Poplins MA)Sheeting
60" 12.N.e.s.
Total
)27,473,372 (31,845,604) 31,845,604
IV MADE-UP GOODS
13. Towels, incl. dish towels
14. Bed linen of which:-
14A Bed sheets
15. Handkerchiefs
16. Mens and boys coats, waistcoats
and trousers, slacks, shorts
and jeans
17. Womens and childrens trousers,
slacks, jeans and shorts
18. Mens and boys shirts
19. womens and girls dresses, gowns,
skirts, housedresses, and
housecoats
20. Raincoats and other proofed coats,
incl. anoraks and car coats
21. Mens, womens and childrens
nightwear and underwear
22. Other made-up goods n.e.s.
14,425,753
3,399,993
1,030,301
106,152(a)
21,105,329(b)
7,181,252(b)
25,761,672
5,255,354
10,172,576(b)
10,374,094 N.A.
Total
90,229,213
New categorisation of made-ups:
1.Handkerchiefs
2.Male trousers
3. Female and infants'
outergarments
4.Shirts
5.Other male undergarments 6.Fenale and infants
undergarments
New combined ceiling covering finished cloth (other than bleached), made-ups and miscellaneous goods:
IV MADE-UPS
13.Towels 14.Bedlinen 14A of which
sheets
14,425,753+15% 3.399,993+15%
1,030,301+15%
15.Handkerchiefs 106,152+15% 16.Male coats and trousers
17.Female trousers
18.Shirts
19.Dresses and skirts
21,105,329+15%
7,181,252+15%
25,761,762+15%
5,255,354+15%
10,172,576+15%
10,374,0
,094+15%
20.Proofed coats
21.Night and underwear
22.N.e.s.
Total for made-ups
(including incorporation of Group V and transfer of 23,973,726 from Group II)
116,712,858
V MISCELLANEOUS COTTON MANUFACTURERS
Total
Groups Total II-V
2.509,919(c)
198,891,146
124,584,736
Total (unchanged) 198,891,146
N.B. Some of the sensitive categories will also be
increased by a further 5% under the 95% use/5% growth formula
To be eliminated under our offer
To be combined under our offer
Under our offer, to be transferred to Group IV basket, with new category of 2.5m so yds for ploves.
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Total (unchanged) 198,891,146
Swing arrangements (common to both proposals) Between groups Up to 10%, based on donor group Between categories Up to 10%, based on receiving
category
(It was not clear whether the Hong Kong side were suggesting under their first arrangement that group swing should operate downwards only as in the case of the EEC.)