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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1985
IN 1984, THE TOTAL VALUE OF EEC IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG WAS ABOUT HK$28 000 MILLION, OF WHICH ABOUT HK$4 900 MILLION, OR 18 PER CENT, ENTERED THE EEC DUTY-FREE UNDER THE GSP.
HONG KONG EXPORTS ABOUT 140 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS TO THE EEC. THE EEC DUTY TARIFF ON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS VARIES BETWEEN 0.6 PER CENT AND 21 PER CENT.
NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 1986
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COPIES OF THE QUEEN'S NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST 1986 MAY BE COLLECTED TOMORROW (MONDAY) FROM THE GIS NEWS ROOM AT 3 PM.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HONOURS LIST WILL BE MADE IN LONDON AT 0001 HOURS GMT ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 31).
PUBLICATION IS PERMITTED IN HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 31), BUT NO NEWS AGENCY OR OVERSEAS RADIO TRANSMISSION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT MAY CARRY THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE EMBARGO QUALIFICATION.
THE NEWS MAY BE BROADCAST FROM 6 AM ONWARDS ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 31) OVER THE LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.
ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD ANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS, OR FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO THE IR CAREERS, OR BE APPROACHED IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR AWARDS BEFORE THESE HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED.
REGIONAL COUNCIL'S ROLE IN SPORTS PROMOTION PLEDGED
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THE REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS EARMARKED $1 MILLION AS FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN PROMOTING SPORTS ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY OUTSIDE BODIES IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE 1985-86 CHILDREN'S FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE ROLE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD PLAY WHEN
IT WAS ESTABLISHED ON APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR.
THE RECREATION