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Pollution
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053115 MDLIAN 3768
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FM UKREP BRUSSELS
TO ROUTINE FCO
TELNO 269
OF 02100OZ FEBRUARY 89
INFO ROUTINE PEKING, HONG KONG
ANTI-DUMPING: SILICON METAL IMPORTED FROM PRC AND HONG KONG
SUMMARY
1. COMMISSION ANNOUNCE OPENING OF INVESTIGATION.
DETAIL
2. COMMISSION TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAD OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED DUMPING OF SILICON METAL PRODUCED IN THE PRC AND IMPORTED INTO THE EC FROM THERE OR HONG KONG, FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF A COMPLAINT FROM THE EC SILICON METAL PRODUCERS. FULL DETAILS BY BAG TO FCO, DTI AND PEKING.
COMMENT
3. FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICER HERE ARE ALREADY TALKING TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT THIS CASE. THEY OBJECT TO THE IMPLICATION OF HONG KONG IN THE INVESTIGATION SINCE, THEY CLAIM, ALL THE HONG KONG EXPORTERS NAMED ARE PRC GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS.
HANNAY
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ECD
FED
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ADDITIONAL
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DISTRIBUTION
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HKD
MR GILLMORE
MR MCLAREN
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