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Thursday, June 21, 1973
PLASTICS MISSION TO JAPAN BEING CONSIDERED
The Commerce and Industry Department is giving urgent consideration
to sending a mission to Japan for talks with the Japanese government and
materials producers in an effort to get increased supplies of plastics
materials for local manufacturers,
An Assistant Director of the department, Mr. R. Porter, said today
that for such a mission to be successful it would have to leave very soon
if the increased supplies were to help the manufacturers over their peak
production period in July and August.
"However, it would not be productive to go without all the facts
at its disposal."
With this in mind, the department has embarked on a publicity
campaign, starting today, appealing to plastics manufacturers to complete
the questionnaires recently sent to them.
Advertisements have been placed in a number of papers asking the
manufacturers to furnish accurate returns by the weekend (June 23).
He said he hoped they would appreciate that the sole purpose of the
department in asking for this was to "help them over this difficult period".
"With the help of the Trade Development Council new sources of supply
have been located, but if the problem is to be overcome increased supplies from
Japan are essential," Mr. Porter emphasised.
He explained that everything possible was being done to alleviate the
present shortage of plastics materials.
"Many discussions have been held by Commerce and Industry Department
officials with representatives of manufacturers and importers, and the Director,
Mr. E.P. Ho, has held discussions with the Japanese Consul-General in Hong Kong,"
Mr. Porter said.
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