THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1983
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HK-NORWAY TEXTILE TALKS ADJOURNED
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AFTER THREE DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS IN OSLO, CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NORWAY ON A BILATERAL TEXTILE AGREEMENT WERE ADJOURNED, A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
+ALTHOUGH SOME PROGRESS WAS MADE DURING THE TALKS, THERE WAS STILL A WIDE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES ON A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
ISSUES, HE SAID.
+THE TWO DELEGATIONS THEREFORE AGREED TO ADJOURN TO ALLOW BOTH SIDES TO REFLECT ON THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS, AND HAVE PROVISIONALLY AGREED TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS LATER THIS YEAR.+
THE OSLO TALKS WERE HELD FROM JUNE 13 TO 15, RESUMING NEGOTIATIONS HELD IN HONG KONG ON APRIL 21.
AT THE MOMENT, HONG KONG'S EXPORTS OF NINE TEXTILE AND GARMENT ITEMS TO NORWAY ARE SUBJECT TO A GLOBAL GATT ARTICLE XIX IMPORT ACTION.
IF SATISFACTORY BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CAN BE REACHED WITH HONG KONG AND OTHER SUPPLIERS, NORWAY WILL DISMANTLE THE ARTICLE XIX IMPORT ACTION AND REJOIN THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT.
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