THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979
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MORE TRADE TALKS FOR HONG KONG
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HONG KONG DELEGATIONS WOULD BE LEAVING SHORTLY FOR FURTHER ROUNDS OF TRADE TALKS ON TEXTILES WITH SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR. LAWRENCE MILLS ANNOUNCED TODAY THURSDAY).
+WE SHALL BE RESUMING TALKS REGARDING THE FUTURE OF OUR CURRENT EXPORT RESTRAINT AGREEMENT WITH SWEDEN IN THE WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 5 IN COPENHAGEN, MR. MILLS SAID.
+THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FURTHER TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES ON TEXTILES ON MARCH 14 IN LONDON,+
MR. MILLS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING FOR GENEVA WHERE HE WILL ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING OF THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY.
HE WILL ALSO SEE MR. PETER TSAO, COUNSELLOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS, TO DISCUSS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN GENEVA,
INITIAL AGREEMENT REACHED ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS FOR THROUGH KOWLOON-GUANGZHOU PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE
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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY (BRITISH SECTION) AND THE GUANGZHOU RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION HAVE, OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS, HELD DISCUSSIONS ON PROPOSALS TO INTRODUCE A THROUGH PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN KOWLOON AND GUANGZHOU (CANTON).
A SPOKESMAN FOR KCR SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN HELD IN A FRIENDLY AND CO-OPERATIVE ATMOSPHERE AND THAT INITIAL AGREEMENT HAS NOW BEEN REACHED ON THE MAIN TECHNICAL ASPECTS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE.
+OUTSTANDING DETAILS WILL BE RESOLVED AT A FURTHER MEETING,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
BOTH SIDES, HE SAID, HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO TAKE STEPS TO SPEED UP THE PREPARATORY WORK NECESSARY FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE AND, AS SOON AS THE PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, A DATE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
+BEFORE FINAL INTRODUCTION OF THE SERVICE BOTH SIDES WILL CONDUCT A TEST RUN,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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