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+THUS WHILST QUOTAS FOR SOME PRODUCTS IN SOME MEMBER STATES ARE FULLY UTILISED, IN OTHERS THE DEMAND SIMPLY ISN'T THERE, BRINGING THE AVERAGE UTILISATION DOWN.+
ASKED WHAT PLANS THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO PROMOTE A HIGHER UTILISATION RATE OF EEC QUOTAS IN 1987-88, MR MACLEOD SAID UTILISATION OF EEC QUOTAS WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SOMEWHAT IN 1987-88, PARTLY BECAUSE RECENT TRENDS IN EXCHANGE RATES WERE TENDING TO MAKE OUR EXPORTS MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE EEC, AND PARTLY BECAUSE THE NEW HONG KONG - EEC TEXTILES AGREEMENT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME ALLOWED SOME MODEST TRANSFER OF QUOTA BETWEEN MEMBER STATES.
+WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT SUCH FLEXIBILITY AS IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE AGREEMENT IS USED TO THE FULL EXTENT THAT DEMAND PERMITS, INCLUDING THIS NEW PROVISION FOR TRANSFER BETWEEN STATES,+ HE SAID.
PERMITS ISSUED TO 1 202 WIVES AND CHILDREN
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BETWEEN AUGUST 1, 1986 AND MARCH 31, 1987 THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ISSUED ENTRY PERMITS TO 1 202 WIVES AND CHILDREN FROM MACAU TO ALLOW THEM TO SETTLE IN HONG KONG WITH THEIR RESIDENT HUSBANDS, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HELMUT SOHMEN, MR JEAFFRESON SAID THAT PERMITS WERE ALSO ISSUED TO 4 580 VISITORS TO VISIT HONG KONG.
HE SAID THAT WIVES FROM CHINA WHO HAD LIVED IN MACAU FOR SEVEN YEARS AFTER JANUARY 14, 1979 AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO SETTLE IN HONG KONG WITH THEIR HONG KONG RESIDENT HUSBANDS.
+FORMER RESIDENTS OF CHINA WHO HAVE ALSO LIVED IN MACAU FOR SEVEN YEARS SINCE JANUARY 14, 1979 ARE NOW ALLOWED TO VISIT HONG KONG, HE ADDED.
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