Chairman: We will leave it at that at this point because there is
another Committee which goes into great depth on educational problems.
Thank you for the four examples. If there were to be a prize for the
man of the match, I would split it between you all.
200.
Mr Maxwell-Hyslop
In paragraph 3.2 of your paper you draw attention to the price
that has to be paid for protecting declining industries. Apart from
the well known Indonesian textile case, is there any instrument for
measuring the counter balance of advantage here or are there any studies
which have been done, so far as you know, and, if so, what are their
results or is it just a matter of generalisation, that protection can, of
course, generate spoilt sales?
(Mr Checketts) In Indonesia, it is very unlikely that it would
happen again. As a result of that dispute, we have established a joint
working party between the two countries. There is a British side, of
which Graham Young is the chairman and I am a member, and there are
officials almost on the sidelines, but it is a businessman's
committee, a sort of early warning system establishing that these things
will not come to the boil; they will be cut off before they boil in
future in Indonesia. There is a proposed similar type of organisation
for Malaysia under the present problem there. It has not arisen in
Thailand; it has not arisen in Singapore or the Philippines, but where
the signs are that it will arise, we are learning how to deal with them
before they boil. Does that halp to answer the question?
Mr Maxwell-Hyslop: Yes, it does.
Mr Kerr
Thank you.
201. Why is counter-trading increasing in ASEAN? What form
does it typically take? Is it acceptable to UK industry and finally,
are our competitors more ready to cooperate with Indonesian demands
for counter-trading?
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