TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1984
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IN KOWLOON WEST, THE YAU MA TEI, MONG KOK AND SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE RSS WILL PROVIDE 15 EVENTS, MOST OF WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE CHEUNG SHA WAN PLAYGROUND, THEY INCLUDE TENNIS FUN DAY, A BASKETBALL COMPETITION FOR THE DEAF, GAMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN.
IN NEW TERRITORIES EAST, WHICH ENCOMPASSES NORTH, TAI PO, SHA TIN, SAI KUNG AND ISLANDS, SOME 30 EVENTS ARE PLANNED FOR ABOUT 10 VENUES, INCLUDING THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND AND THE SHING MUN RIVER.
AT THE TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE IN TAI PO, THERE WILL BE BOATING AND WIND SURFING FUN DAYS.
IN NEW TERRITORIES WEST, ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD MAINLY AT KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND.
THERE WILL ALSO BE PARACHUTE JUMP DISPLAYS BY THE BRITISH FORCES AT ALL THE FIVE REGIONS.
U.S. WITHDRAWS CALL' ON 'CATEGORY 637' ****
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS WITHDRAWN THE EXPORT AUTHORISATION CALL ON CATEGORY 637 (MAN-MADE FIBRE PLAYSUITS, SUNSUITS, ETC.) WHICH IS ONE OF THE TWO CALLED ITEMS EXAMINED BY THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY (TSB) EARLIER THIS MONTH AT THE REQUEST OF HONG KONG.
ANNOUNCING THIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAD RESCINDED ITS REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ON CATEGORY 637 FOLLOWING FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS PRESENT IN THE CASE OF THIS CATEGORY. THE WITHDRAWAL REFLECTS THE CONCENSUS IN THE TSB ALTHOUGH THE DETAILED CONCLUSIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS RESUMED THE ISSUE OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIS CATEGORY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
AS REGARDS THE OTHER CALLED ITEM REFERRED TO THE TSB - CATEGORY 652, MAN-MADE FIBRE UNDERWEAR - THE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HONG KONG EXPECTS TO HOLD FURTHER CONSULTATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES LATER THIS YEAR, BUT THAT MEANWHILE NO FURTHER EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS COULD BE ISSUED.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS MADE EXPORT AUTHORISATION CALLS ON CATEGORY 649 (MAN-MADE FIBRE BRASSIERIES, ETC.) AND CATEGORY 337 (COTTON PLAYSUITS, SUNSUITS, WASHSUITS, CREEPERS, ROMPERS, ETC.), BRINGING THE TOTAL CALLS EY THE UNITED STATES ON HONG KONG IN 1984 TO SEVEN.
PENDING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUSPENDED THE ISSUE OF FURTHER EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR THESE TWO CATEGORIES AS FROM 2.30 PM TODAY.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL HOWEVER, AS USUAL, CONTINUE TO APPROVE AND ISSUE EXPORT LICENCES FOR THESE CATEGORIES AGAINST VALID EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE SUSPENSION.
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