MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1978
CONSULTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS IN BRUSSELS, LONDON, GENEVA, OSLO AND STOCK HOLM
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A TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT A DELEGATION, LED BY MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DIRECTOR OF TRADE, WOULD BE LEAVING HONG KONG TOMORROW (JUNE 20) EVENING, BY SWISSAIR FLIGHT SR 307, FOR CONSULTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS IN VARIOUS EUROPEAN CAPITALS FROM JUNE 22 TO JULY 3, 1978.
THE DELEGATION WILL FIRST HOLD TALKS ON JUNE 22 AND 23 WITH THE EEC COMMISSION IN BRUSSELS ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES ARISING FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CURRENT HK/EEC AGREEMENT. THESE INCLUDE CLASSIFICATION PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY LOCAL EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF CERTAIN TEXTILES MADE-UP ARTICLES
IN MEETING THE EEC ORIGIN CRITERIA.
THE DELEGATION WILL THEN MEET INFORMALLY WITH WHITE HALL OFFICIALS IN LONDON ON JUNE 26, THEN MOVE TO GENEVA FOR CONSULT- ATIONS ON JUNE 27 WITH THE SWISS AUTHORITIES REGARDING EXPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILES TO SWITZERLAND.
WHILE IN LONDON, BRUSSELS AND GENEVA, THE DELEGATION WILL ALSO HOLD INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OVERSEAS OFFICES THERE.
THE DELEGATION WILL THEN GO TO OSLO FOR CONSULTATIONS ON JUNE 28-30 WITH THE NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES AS AGREED BY THE GATT COUNCIL FOLLOWING HONG KONG'S REFERENCE TO THE GATT OF THE PROBLEMS IT HAD ENCOUNTERED IN ITS TEXTILE TRADE WITH NORWAY.
FINALLY THE DELEGATION WILL TRAVEL TO STOCK HOLM ON JULY 3 FOR TALKS WITH THE SWEDISH AUTHORITIES ON TECHNICAL MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE HONG KONG/SWEDEN TEXTILES AGREEMENT.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATIONS ARE: P.K.C. WONG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE J.K.H. YUE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (COMMERCIAL RELATIONS) - N. YEK, PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER AND MISS N. WU, ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER.
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