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HURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1992

Dr Redetts

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STI COMMENTS ON MFN VOTE

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SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL ATTACHING CONDITIONS TO THE

TRADING STATUS (MFN)

VETO IN THE PRESIDENTIAL

CHINA'S MOST

MOST FAVOURED

FAVOURED NATION (WEDNESDAY) FAILED TO OVERRIDE

Good SENATE. THE VOTE WAS 60 TO 38.

RENEWAL OF

YESTERDAY THE U.S.

INDUSTRY,

TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY THE BILL WAS THEREFORE

SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND THE COMMENTING ON THIS,

FELL SHORT OF THE MR T.H. CHAU SAID THE VOTE REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO. DEAD.

CANNOT "UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE MATTER AND WE

THE RELEVANT U.S.

U.S. LEGISLATION, AFFORD TO BE COMPLACENT. UNDER THE RELEVANT

AN ANNUAL STATUS FOR CHINA ON PRESIDENT HAS TO RENEW MFN TRADING

DECISION CAN BE BASIS. HE HAS TO DO SO BY JUNE 3 EVERY YEAR BUT HIS

ALSO THE CONGRESS COULD OVERTURNED BY A CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION.

IMPOSE CONDITIONS INTRODUCE A NEW BILL IN YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO THE RENEWAL OF CHINA'S MFN STATUS."

ON

CONGRESS EARLIER

"PRESIDENT BUSH, IN HIS MESSAGE TO THE THIS MONTH WHEN HE VETOED THE BILL, MADE PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO KONG'S ECONOMIC WELL-BEING."

THAT BELIEVE

HONG

KONG'S TRADING

HONG ACCOUNT "WE

TAKE INTO WTLL HE

ON THE RENEWAL OF MFN INTERESTS IN DECIDING, BY JUNE 3, STATUS FOR CHINA FOR ANOTHER YEAR," MR CHAU SAID.

HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO PRIVATE SECTOR IN SUPPORT OF UNCONDITIONAL RENEWAL TRADING STATUS.

WORK WITH THE OF CHINA'S MFN

END/WONG

TIME, 07:16:56

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