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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1974
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IMPROVEMENT IN JAPANESE GENERALISED PREFERENCE
SCHEME WELCOMED
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A FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE LIST OF HONG KONG PRODUCTS
EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT UNDER
JAPAN'S GENERALISED PREFERENCE SCHEME WAS WELCOMED TODAY BY
THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.
THE EXCLUSION LIST'ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 96 ITEMS BUT THE
NUMBER WAS REDUCED TO 12 IN JUNE LAST YEAR. WITH EFFECT FROM
APRIL 1 ANOTHER SIX ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST.
THESE ARE STOCKINGS, WIGS, FANS, PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS
STONES, WORKED IVORY AND CERTAIN TYPES OF FOOTWEAR.
EXPORTS TO JAPAN OF THESE ITEMS LAST YEAR ACCOUNTED FOR
OVER 30 PER CENT OF OUR EXPORTS IN THE 12 CATEGORIES EXCLUDED
FROM THE PREFERENCE SCHEME.
THE ITEMS WHICH REMAIN ON THE EXCLUSION LIST ARE TRAVEL
GOODS, FOOTWEAR WITH LEATHER UPPERS, ARTIFICIAL' FLOWERS, GLASS
BEADS, IMITATION PEARLS, JEWELLERY ARTICLES OF PRECIOUS METAL,
IMITATION JEWELLERY AND TOYS.
+NATURALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE REMOVAL OF THE REMAINING
ITEMS ON THE EXCLUSION LIST, WHICH APPLIES ONLY TO HONG KONG, +
COMMENTED MR. PETER TSAO, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY.
+WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ACHIEVE THIS, AND TO PUT
HONG KONG ON AN EQUAL FOOTING WITH THE OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH
ENJOY PREFERENCES IN THE JAPANESE MARKET. + ··
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