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FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1976
AS FOR NOISE NUISANCE CAUSED BY VENTILATING SYSTEMS AND AIR CONDITIONERS, MR. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT POINTED OUT THAT IN MOST CASES, WITH PROPER DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE, NOISE FROM THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT COULD BE KEPT DOWN TO A REASONABLE LEVEL.
TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, HE SAID, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES REGULATIONS HAD BEEN AMENDED RECENTLY ON THE ADVICE OF EPCOM TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO MAKE THE OWNERS OF EXCESSIVELY NOISY VENTILATING SYSTEMS AND AIR- CONDITIONERS, REDUCE THE NOISE.
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+ IT IS INTENDED TO MOUNT ANOTHER ANTI-NOISE CAMPAIGN NEXT MONTH THIS TIME DIRECTED AT AIR-CONDITIONING AND VENTILATING NOISE, HE ADDED.
ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR UTILIZATION OF QUOTAS FOR WEST GERMANY
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WILL SHORTLY BE PROMULGATING REGULATIONS GIVING HONG KONG ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE USE OF ITS 1976 TEXTILE QUOTAS FOR WEST GERMANY.
THIS WAS CONVEYED IN A FORMAL NOTE TO THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE IN BRUSSELS.
THE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITIES TAKE THE FORM OF ADDITIONAL +SWING+ AND ADDITIONAL +ANTICIPATION+. THIS IS TO SAY, A MORE FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSFERRING QUOTAS FROM CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF TEXTILES TO OTHER CATEGORIES, AND PROVISION FOR BORROWING A BIGGER PERCENTAGE OF QUOTA FROM NEXT YEAR'S QUOTA THAN IS AT PRESENT ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES.
THE ITEMS FOR WHICH THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL +SWING+ ARE
TROUSERS, SKIRTS AND DRESSES.
THE ITEMS ALLOWED ADDITIONAL +ANTICIPATION ARE KNITTED UNDERGARMENTS, SHIRTS AND T-SHIRTS, KNITTED PULLOVERS WOVEN DRESSES AND SHIRTS, NIGHTWEAR, KNITTED OUTERGARMENT, RAINCOATS, WOVEN SHIRTS AND JACKETS, WOVEN TROUSERS, WOVEN COATS, AND JACKETS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, WOVEN BLOUSES AND HOUSEHOLD LINEN.
THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILL BE ISSUING A NOTICE TO EXPORTERS ANNOUNCING THE CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FACILITIES.