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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1980
+ I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT THE ROYAL NAVY AND MARINE POLICE BY STAYING WELL AWAY FROM THE RANGE DURING FIRING, HE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO GIVE THIS AND ALL SUBSEQUENT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF FIRING PRACTICE AT THE BASALT ISLAND FIRING PANGE THE WIDEST PUBLICITY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
MAPS SHOWING THE RANGE AREA AND OTHER DANGER AREAS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM GIS PRESS BOXES.
DIRECTOR OF TRADE LEAVES FOR EEC TALKS
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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO, WILL LEAVE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) FOR BRUSSELS FOR CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EEC.
THE DISCUSSIONS WILL COVER THE EEC'S ́REQUEST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR WOVEN OUTER GARMENT IN CATEGORIES 78 AND 81 FROM APRIL 12 AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE HK/EEC AGREEMENT.
HE WILL THEN VISIT THE HONG KONG OFFICE IN GENEVA FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS, MR T.H. CHAU, AND WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A NUMBER OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INCLUDING THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA).
ON RETURN TO BRUSSELS, HE WILL TAKE PART IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ON MAY 29 IN A THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF THE MFA. CO-PANELISTS INCLUDE AMBASSADOR REITER WEBB, THE UNITED STATES CHIEF TEXTILE NEGOTIATOR, AND MR HORST KRENZLER, THE EEC'S CHIEF TEXTILE NEGOTIATOR.
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