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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1985
WITH REGARD TO THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMPRISING OFFICIALS, APPOINTED AND ELECTED MEMBERS, MR THOMAS SAID: +THE COMMUNITY WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE HOW THIS NEW TEAM TACKLES THE PROCESSING OF LEGISLATION, THE QUESTIONING OF GOVERNMENT POLICY, AND THE DEBATING OF PUBLIC ISSUES.+
HE SAID HE WAS SURE THAT ELECTED MEMBERS WOULD WISH TO MAKE CLEARLY KNOWN TO THE COUNCIL THE CONCERNS OF THOSE FOR WHOM THEY WERE WELL QUALIFIED TO SPEAK,
+BUT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WILL ALSO WISH THE COUNCIL TO RESOLVE ISSUES OF POLICY IN A WAY THAT PROMOTES THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, HE SAID.
ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AND THE GOVERNMENT, MR THOMAS SAID IT WOULD BE WRONG TO TRY TO INSERT INTO HONG KONG'S ARRANGEMENTS STYLES OF GOVERNMENT WHICH WERE ALIEN TO THE TRADITION OF HONG KONG'S SOCIETY.
+ IT WILL BE A TIME FOR IDEAS TO EVOLVE IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE, IDEAS THAT WILL SUIT HONG KONG'S TRADITION OF PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNMENT BY CONSULTATION AND CONSENSUS,+ HE SAID.
HK SEEKS REVIEW OF U.S. ORIGIN RULES PLAN
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HONG KONG HAS ASKED THE UNITED STATES TO RECONSIDER ITS PROPOSAL TO EXTEND TO ALL TEXTILES FOR ALL PURPOSES CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REGULATIONS WHICH CAME INTO FORCE IN APRIL 1985 FOR QUOTA CONTROL PURPOSES.
IN A NOTE TO THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SET OUT ITS RESPONSE TO A CALL FOR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL PUBLISHED IN THE U.S. FEDERAL REGISTER ON AUGUST 2.
THE STATEMENT POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG HAD BROUGHT A COMPLAINT ON THE EXISTING REGULATIONS TO THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY IN GENEVA IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR AND HAD RECEIVED A FAVOURABLE RECOMMENDATION. ALTHOUGH THE U.S. HAD FINALISED THE REGULATIONS, HONG KONG UNDERSTOOD THAT THE U.S. WAS PREPARED TO RESUME CONSULTATIONS ON THEM AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME.
EVEN THOUGH THE REGULATIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN APRIL THIS YEAR, THERE ARE STILL SOME AREAS WHICH ARE NOT CLEAR AND THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO DETAILED INTERPRETATIONS ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO KNITWEAR.
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