WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987
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CALL TO COMBAT PROTECTIONIST PRESSURE
THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE. MR MICHAEL SZE.
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CALLED ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO JOIN IN EFFORTS TO COMBAT PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES S0 THAT THE WORLD OVER COULD ENJOY FREE ACCESS TO ALL MARKETS.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WORLD APPAREL EXPO AND FASHION ACCESSORIES EXPO 87, MR SZE SAID A GOOD PART OF THE WORLD TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING WAS SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND PRESSURES FOR MORE PROTECTION IN THE WORLD'S MAJOR MARKETS SELDOM WANED.
HE NOTED THAT HONG KONG BELIEVED IN AND PRACTISED AN OPEN MARKET POLICY AND IMPOSED NO DUTY OR RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS.
"IN 1986, TEXTILES IMPORTS AMOUNTED TO HK$43 BILLION AND WE IMPORTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD GARMENTS WORTH HK$20
ALSO BILLION."
"HONG KONG IS THUS A VALUABLE MARKET FOR OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS WHERE ALL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC PRODUCTS COMPETE ON AN EQUAL FOOTING."
ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING EXPORTS, MR SZE SAID HONG KONG WAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST GARMENT MANUFACTURING CENTRES.
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TO HK$52
IN 1986, CLOTHING EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG AMOUNTED BILLION, WHICH REPRESENTED 34 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS."
EYE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN KOWLOON CITY
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ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF KOWLOON CITY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE FREE EYE CHECK-UP AND SPECTACLES AS WELL AS TO LEARN ABOUT THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF EYE CARE DURING A TWO-WEEK 'EYE CARE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELDERLY STARTING FROM JULY 19.
THE CAMPAIGN, DESIGNED FOR RESIDENTS AGED OVER 60, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR TANG PO-HONG, SAID THE CAMPAIGN WAS A SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY TO SHOW RESPECT AND CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.
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