SATURDAY, AUGUST 4. 1984
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THE TRADE EFFECT FOR HONG KONG OF THESE NEW RULES COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL. IN 1983, HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA) PRODUCTS COVERED BY BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES WERE VALUED AT $14 146 MILLION, AND ONE-SEVENTH OF THIS COULD BE AFFECTED.
MR SZE EXPRESSED THE HOPE TO HOLD CONSULTATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES VERY SHORTLY AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT DISCUSSIONS WOULD TAKE PLACE LATER THIS MONTH.
HE SAID THAT WHEN THE TRADE DEPARTMENT LEARNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED NEW REGULATIONS SOME TIME IN JULY, THE OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN ON JULY 12, WHEN HONG KONG HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMERICAN NEGOTIATORS, TO EXPRESS HONG KONG'S DEEP CONCERN.
MR SZE ADDED: +WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY FOLLOWED UP WITH TALKS WITH OFFICIALS AT THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL.
+WE HAVE ALSO HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE KNITWEAR INDUSTRY, THE DYEING AND FINISHING INDUSTRY AND THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD (TEXTAB) WHICH HELD AN EMERGENCY MEETING THIS MORNING.
+WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR EVENTS IN WASHINGTON, NEW YORK AND GENEVA AND WILL SEEK EARLY CONSULTATIONS, HE SAID.
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AREA GROUPS TO DISCUSS GREEN PAPER
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FOUR AREA COMMITTEES IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT WILL HOLD SPECIAL MEETINGS IN THE COMING FORTNIGHT TO DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG.
THEY ARE Z
(A) QUARRY BAY AREA COMMITTEE AT 8 PM ON AUGUST 6 IN
THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE
B)
ON THE FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING'S ROADI
NORTH POINT WEST, AREA COMMITTEE AT 6.30 PM. ON AUGUST 6
IN THE CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-OFFICE AT 9-11 WING HING STREET;
(c)
SAI WAN HO AREA COMMITTEE AT 8 PM ON AUGUST 13 IN YMCA WONG CHUEN KIN CENTRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR 44 SAI WAN HO STREET; AND
(D)
A KUNG NGAM AREA COMMITTEE AT 8 PM ON AUGUST 15 IN THE SHAU KEI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT 243 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.
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