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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1983
U.S. WITHDRAWS RESTRAINT REQUEST
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FOLLOWING RECENT INCONCLUSIVE CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO WITHDRAW THE REQUEST FOR RESTRAINT ON HONG KONG'S EXPORTS OF COTTON SHEETS (CATEGORY 361).
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, SAID THAT HONG KONG HAD BEEN PREPARING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CASE AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY IN GENEVA, BUT IN VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES' WITHDRAWAL, THIS WOULD NO LONGER BE NECESSARY.
+NEVERTHELESS THIS CASE DEMONSTRATES THE NEED TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT VIGILANCE TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG'S RIGHTS UNDER THE MFA ARE UPHELD AND ARE NOT OVERLOOKED BY THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER IMPORTING COUNTRIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO APPEASE THEIR DOMESTIC TEXTILE LOBBIES, HE SAID.
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS RESUMED THE ISSUE OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR CATEGORY 361 WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY.
HONG KONG TO HOST LAWN BOWLS CLASSIC PAIRS CONTEST
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FOLLOWING THE RESOUNDING SUCCESS OF ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL LAWN BOWLS PAIRS TOURNAMENT IN 1981, HONG KONG IS TO HOST AN INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC PAIRS COMPETITION SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 22 AND 27 AT THE KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB.
NATIONAL PAIRS FROM AUSTRALIA, ENGLAND, HONG KONG,
HONG KONG, IRELAND, NEWCASTLE DISTRICT FROM NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW ZEALAND SCOTLAND AND WALES PLUS EIGHT LOCAL CLUB PAIRS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
DURING THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE MAIN TOURNAMENT. 18 LOCAL BOWLERS FROM HONG KONG CLUBS WILL JOIN THE 14 OVERSEAS STARS IN A KNOCK-OUT SINGLES COMPETITION TO BE PLAYED AT CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB (C.C.C.) AND HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB. ON NOVEMBER 19 AND 20 (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY), GAMES WILL START AT 9.30 AM, OFFERING THE PROMISE OF TWO GREAT DAYS OF BOWLING.
THE 1981 CLASSIC PRODUCED A MAGNIFICENT WEEK OF TOP CLASS BOWLING WHICH ENDED IN A HARD-FOUGHT FINAL WITH ROBBIE DOBBINS AND DARBY ROSS OF N.S.W. EDGING OUT TWO WORLD BOWLS GOLD MEDALLISTS, JIMMY HOBDAY AND TONY ALLCOCK OF ENGLAND.
ROBBIE AND DARBY, AS HOLDERS, WILL RETURN TO DEFEND THE IR TITLE AGAINST A TRULY INTERNATIONAL ARRAY OF BOWLING TALENT WHICH WILL INCLUDE
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