FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1987
THE PROVISIONAL HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION WILL WORK IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS (CNAA) AND THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE IN EFFECTING TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING A HONG KONG SYSTEM OF VALIDATION, WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE EXISTING PLANS FOR VALIDATING DEGREE COURSES OF THE
NON-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING IN HONG KONG IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR, TO DRAW UP PLANS FOR ITS PROGRAMME OF WORK IN THE FUTURE.
STI ATTENDS GATT MEETING IN GENEVA
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH LEAVE HONG KONG TODAY (FRIDAY) TO ATTEND THE 43RD SESSION MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL GENEVA.
ON AGREEMENT
TRADE TARIFFS AND
MACLEOD, WILL MEETING OF (GATT) IN
OF THE GATT, THE SESSION WILL ALSO MARK THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THE WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1948 AS
ONLY
INSTRUMENT MULTILATERAL
WITH
AGREED RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
DURING THE
MEETING FOUR-DAY
FROM DECEMBER 1
TO 4. TRADE GATT OVER THE MINISTERS OF GATT MEMBERS WILL REVIEW THE WORK OF THE
TRADE PAST YEAR AND THE PROGRESS OF THE URUGUAY ROUND OF MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS,
HONG KONG HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING ACTIVELY IN THE URUGUAY LAUNCHED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GATT IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
MR MACLEOD WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON DECEMBER 5.
ROUND
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