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SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1978
CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND HONG KONG
CONCLUDED
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THE CHAIRMEN OF THE CANADIAN AND HONG KONG DELEGATIONS IN HONG KONG MR. C.D. ARTHUR, DIRECTOR GENERAL, OFFICE OF SPECIAL IMPORT POLICY, CANADA AND MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DIRECTOR OF TRADE, HONG KONG ANNOUNCED THAT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING PROVIDING FOR RESTRAINTS ON CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM HONG KONG FOR IMPORT INTO CANADA HAD BEEN INITIALLED.
FULL DETAILS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED AS SOON AS IT HAS BEEN FORMALLY SIGNED BY THE TWO GOVERNMENTS LATER IN THE YEAR.
AS AN IMMEDIATE MEASURE, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO RESTRAIN EXPORTS TO CANADA OF BED SHEETS, COTTON TERRY TOWELS, WASH CLOTHS AND SETS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE INTRODUCED FOR BED SHEETS, COTTON TERRY TOWELS, MASH CLOTHS AND SETS WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY IN A NOTICE TO EXPORTERS IN THE USUAL WAY.
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