TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1975.
TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD RECEIVES FULL REPORT ON
LATEST EEC DISCUSSIONS
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THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD MET THIS AFTERNOON TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM MR. DAVID JORDAN, DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, OR HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EEC COMISSION IN BRUSSELS LAST WEEK.
MR. JORDAN ALSO GAVE THE BOARD A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE SPECIAL SHIPMENT SCHEME CURRENTLY OPERATED BY THE COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.
THE BOARD AGREED THAT BEFORE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY COULD BE RESUMED, IT WOULD DE RECESSARY TO COLLECT FURTHER INFORMATION TO QUANTIFY MORE FULLY THE SIZE OF THE DIFFICULTIES FACED BY HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS.
THIS INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED BY THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE HELP OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION, THE CHINESE HARDFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE FEDERATION OF HR NG KONG INDUSTRIES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE INFORMATION WILL DE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK,
ANOTHER MEETING OF THE BOARD WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IN THE LIGHT OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND THE POSITION REACHED IN THE SPECIAL SHIPMENT SCIENE. IT WILL THEN DE DECIDED WHEN A DELEGATION SHOULD LEAVE FOR CRUSSELS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS VITU THE COMMUNITY,
IN A SEPARATE STATEMENT. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. DAVID JORDAN, ANNOUNCED TONIGHT THAT FURTHER MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT GOODS LICENSED FOR SHIPMENT BY SEPTEMBER 4 1975 COULD BE EXPORTED. THE BUILD-UP OF ORDERS HAD CREATED A SHORTAGE OF CARGO SPACE AND DEMANDS FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS FOR AIR SHIPMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SEVERAL AIRLINES AND ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO ENACLE AIR CONSIGNMENTS TO BE CLEARED BY BEPTEMBER 14, 1975 AT THE LATEST. FULL DETAILS OF THE SCHEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALTHOUGH FULL DETAILS HAVE NOT YET BEEN WORKED OUT, IT IS LIKELY THAT GOODS FOR AIR FREIGHTING UNDER THE SPECIÁL SHIPMENT SCHEME, MUST BE PLACED IN A DESIGNATED GODOWN UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS. CONSIGNMENTS WILL DE RELEASED FROM THE DESIGNATED GODOWN IMMEDIATELY DEFORE SHIPMENT ON FLIGHTS WHICH HAVE PREVIOUSLY DEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. AIRLINES ARE DEING ASKED TO DESIGNATE FLIGHTS CN WHICH THEY ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT SPECIAL SHIPMENT CARGO. DETAILS OF APPROVED FLIGHTS CAN DE OBTAINED FROM AIRLINES DIRECT.
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING MR. JONATHAN NG OF THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AT 5-442022.
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