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Tuesday, November 13, 1973
OEL SITUATION IN HONG KONG REVIEWED
The Oil Distribution Committee comprising government officers and
representatives of the oil companies met for two hours this morning under
the chairmanship of Mr. Roy Porter.
The Committee reviewed the oil situation in Hong Kong and carried
out a preliminary examination into ways in which distribution would best
be carried out should the supply of oil and petroleum products be seriously
reduced.
The Committee initiated a number of research projects associated
with distribution and consumption and of details of users of oil and
petroleum products. It requested the oil companies to provide data to
assist with these research projects.
Measures which would help to counter any black-market activities
and profiteering were considered in the event that a system of controls
had to be enforced.
A further meeting of the Committee is likely later this week,
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