FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1985
ANTI-PROTECTIONISM PROPOSALS DISCUSSED
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SPECIFIC PROPOSALS TO STEP UP HONG KONG'S FIGHT AGAINST PROTECTIONISM IN THE UNITED STATES WERE DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, HAD ALREADY MET TWICE AND TODAY IT MET AGAIN WITH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND LEADING TEXTILE INDUSTRIALISTS.
+THE NEED TO VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE PROTECTIONISM IN GENERAL, AND THE JENKINS BILL IN PARTICULAR, IS BEING TREATED AS THE UTMOST PRIORITY,+ MR MACLEOD SAID AFTER THE MEETING AT THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.
+THE STANDING COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING VARIOUS IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN FURTHER INTENSIFY HONG KONG'S EFFORTS IN THE UNITED STATES. I HOPE WE SHALL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE ONE OR TWO MOVES NEXT WEEK, HE SAID.
SALES CONDITIONS SET FOR SIX GOVERNMENT LOTS
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SIX LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND ARE TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY THE !ANDS DEPARTMENT AT AN AUCTION IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 24, STARTING AT 2.30 PM.
ONE OF THE LOTS, FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL USE, IS AT SHEK 0. THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE NOT LESS THAN 110 SQUARE HETRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA ON THE 91.5-SQUARE-METRE SITE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1988.
THE NEXT LOT AT KUT SHING STREET IN CHAI WAN, MEASURING 6 733 SQUARE METRES AND ANOTHER OF 1 496 SQUARE METRES AT WANG HOT ROAD IN KOWLOON BAY ARE FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES,
UNDER THE SALES CONDITIONS, THE DEVELOPERS WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE AT LEAST 3 837 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA ON THE CHAI WAN SITE, AND 10 000 SQUARE METRES ON THE KOWLOON BAY SITE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1989.
THE FOURTH LOT AT POPLAR STREET, TAI KOK TSUI, MEASURES 115.3 SQUARE METRES AND THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE "OT LESS THAN 275 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA ON IT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1988.
THE NEXT LOT OF 83.4 SQUARE METRES IS AT TAI NAN STREET, SHAM SHUI PO AND THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE NOT LESS THAN 190 SQUARE METRES OF GROSS FLOOR AREA ON IT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1988.
/ON BOTH