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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1975
TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY CHAIRMAN TO VISIT HONG KONG
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY, AMBASSADOR PAUL-HENRI WURTH, WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG NEXT WEEK TO SEE FOR HIMSELF SOMETHING OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY HERE.
A LAWYER AND FORMER SWISS EMISSARY TO THE EEC, AMBASSADOR WURTH WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE TSB IN APRIL 1974 AFTER IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN GENEVA TO SUPERVISE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILE.+
MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ARE SIGNATORIES TO THE ARRANGEMENT.
AMBASSADOR WURTH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED ON HIS TRIP BY MADAME WURTH. THEY WILL BE GUESTS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
THE TSB, WHICH FUNCTIONS AS THE CHIEF ARBITRATOR OF INTERNATIONAL TEXTILES AFFAIRS, CONSISTS OF NINE MEMBERS INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN.
ONE OF THE MEMBERS IS MR. BILL DORWARD, WHO IS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. MR. DORVÁRD WILL BE IN HONG KONG AT THE TIME OF AMBASSADOR WURTH'S VISIT.
A FULL ITINERARY HAS DEEN ARRANGED FOR THE TSB CHAIRMAN IN ORDER THAT HE MAY HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE OF THE LOCAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND HOW IT WORKS.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE TALKS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT AND DC AND OFFICIALS, TEXTILE INDUSTRIALISTS, BUSINESSMEN, A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD AND VISITS TO TEXTILE AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IN HONG KONG.
COMMENTING ON THE AMBASSADOR'S VISIT, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. J.D. MCGREGOR, SAID: +1 AM SURE THAT AMBASSADOR WURTH'S VISIT TO HONG KONG WILL BE OF CONSIDERABLE BENEFIT TO US AND I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO HIM TOO. HE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE OUR TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND OTHER INDUSTRIES IN OPERATION AND TO SEE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
+WE FOR OUR PART WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK AMBASSADOR WURTH ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY WHICH IS ALREADY A VALUABLE AGENCY MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF TEXTILE NEGOTIATIONS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE RESTRAINTS. THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY HAS A SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIVE ROLE FOR DEVELOPING EXPORTING TERRITORIES LIKE HONG KONG.+
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