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Thursday, March 15, 1973
GARMENT EXPORTS TO NORWAY
Memorandum of Understanding Signed
The Director of Commerce and Industry, Mr. D.H. Jordan, and the
Norwegian Consul General, Mr. Nic A. Fougner, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the export of certain garments to Norway in the period
March 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974.
The Memorandum covers most the products which are currently under
restraint on export to Norway,
Some new items have been added to the restraint list including cotton
trousers and slacks, cotton dress shirts and blouses and jumpers of cotton
or discontinuous synthetic fibres.
One item, men's and boys' nightgarments, has been deleted from the list.
The current restraint levels have been increased by 5 per cent in the
new arrangements.
Details of the control arrangements and of the principles governing
allocation of quotas etc. have already been published in Notices to Exporters
Nos. 5/73, 6/73 and 7/73.
Copies of these can be obtained from the Textiles Licensing Branch of the Commerce and Industry Department, No. 46, Connaught Road, Central, Hong
Kong.
Release time: 3.30 p.m.
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