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THE REGISTRATION OFFICER ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD POST TO EVERY ELECTOR A POLL CARD BEARING HIS OR HER ELECTORAL NUMBER.
THESE CARDS ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST VOTERS ON ELECTION DAY, SINCE THE IR PRODUCTION TO THE POLLING OFFICERS TOGETHER WITH THE ELECTORS' HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS, OR SOME OTHER FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, WILL READILY IDENTIFY THE HOLDERS AND ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN A BALLOT PAPER WITH THE MINIMUM OF DELAY.
THE POLL CARDS WILL BE POSTED BEFORE THE END OF FEBRUARY AND ELECTORS ARE URGED NOT TO MISLAY THEM.
ELECTORS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO KEEP THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE INFORMED OF ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS SO THAT POLL CARDS CAN BE POSTED TO THEIR CORRECT ADDRESSES.
TEXTILE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE USA
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MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DIRECTOR OF TRADE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD RECEIVED CERTAIN PROPOSALS FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE HONG KONG/UNITED STATES TEXTILE AGREEMENT COVERING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1978, TO DECEMBER 31, 1982, SIGNED IN AUGUST 1977.
+THESE PROPOSALS ARE NOW UNDER STUDY IN THE TRADE. INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AND WE SHALL BE CONSULTING THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD ON THEM SHORTLY, MR. MILLS SAID.
A U.S. DELEGATION LED BY AMBASSADOR MICHAEL B. SMITH WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG IN THE WEEK BEGINNING JANUARY 15 TO DISCUSS THESE PROPOSALS AND OTHER OUTSTANDING MATTERS CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE TEXTILE AGREEMENT.
MR. MILLS ADDED THAT THE POTENTIAL AGGREGATE LIMIT FOR HONG KONG'S EXPORT OF TEXTILES OF COTTON, WOOL AND MAN-MADE FIBRES TO THE USA IN 1978 WAS OVER A BILLION SQUARE YARDS EQUIVALENT AND THAT PRELIMINARY FIGURES AVAILABLE TO THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SHOWED THAT 89 PER CENT OF THIS POTENTIAL HAS BEEN USED DURING THE YEAR.