WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1986
SPECIAL MEETING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROGRAMME
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A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1987-88 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS PROPOSALS CONCERNING BUS ROUTE DEVELOPMENTS AND FERRY SERVICES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TUEN MUN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WORKING GROUP AT 10 AM TOMORROW IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON THE THIRD FLOOR, TUEN MUN GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 1 TUEN HI ROAD.
TEXTILES AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH FINLAND
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HONG KONG AND FINLAND HAVE INITIALLED A NEW FIVE-YEAR
TEXTILE AGREEMENT, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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THE AGREEMENT, CONCLUDED AFTER TALKS IN HELSINKI LAST WEEK, WILL RUN FROM THE EXPIRY OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1991.
IT PROVIDES FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN SOME ASPECTS IN RELATION TO THE CURRENT AGREEMENT. THE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE FOR THE THREE CATEGORIES UNDER RESTRAINT BRIEFS, SHIRTS AND BLOUSES, AND BRASSIERES - WILL REMAIN AT TWO PER CENT.
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THE SUB-LIMITS FOR BRIEFS FOR MEN AND BOYS AND BLOUSES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE ALLOWED AN ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 2.75 PER CENT AS AGAINST 2 AND 2.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY UNDER THE CURRENT AGREEMENT.
THE SWING PROVISION FOR THE FIRST TWO CATEGORIES ALSO REMAINS UNCHANGED WHILE THAT FOR THE THIRD CATEGORY IS INCREASED FROM THREE PER CENT IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT TO FIVE PER CENT.
THE AGREEMENT WAS CONCLUDED WITH REGARD TO THE ARRANGEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES AS EXTENDED BY THE PROTOCOL DATED JULY THIS YEAR, A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID. ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE BY BOTH GOVERNMENTS CONCERNING RATIFICATION.