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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988
HONG KONG/AUSTRIA TEXTILES AGREEMENT AMENDED
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HONG KONG AND AUSTRIA HAVE AGREED ON CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO HONG KONG/AUSTRIA TEXTILES AGREEMENT WHICH RUNS FROM FEBRUARY 1, TO JANUARY 31, 1990, A (WEDNESDAY).
TRADE DEPARTMENT
SPOKESMAN
ANNOUNCED
THE
1987 TODAY
ON NOVEMBER
7.
1988,
OF SYNTHETIC THEM
DRESSES
THE AMENDMENTS, WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT
RESTRAINT ON KNITTED INCLUDE REMOVING QUOTA FIBRE, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY PART OF QUOTA ITEM NO. 4, AND PLACING UNDER EXPORT AUTHORISATION SURVEILLANCE.
QUOTA ANOTHER AMENDMENT IS THE INTRODUCTION OF
SKI-JACKETS), MEN'S AND BOYS' WOVEN ANORAKS (INCLUDING
WHICH AND WIND-JACKETS OF COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRES, SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT AUTHORISATION SYSTEM.
RESTRAINT FOR WIND-CHEATERS ARE CURRENTLY
ARRANGEMENT, THIS TO TIE IN WITH
THE
TRADE
DEPARTMENT
WITH SUSPENDED, ACCEPTANCE OF EXPORT PRODUCTS.
IMMEDIATE
EFFECT
AND
FURTHER UNTIL AUTHORISATION APPLICATIONS
NOTICE,
HAS
THE
DETAILS ON THE REVISED CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE CONCERNED
FOR THE AFFECTED THE
ITEMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TO THE TRADE THROUGH NOTICE TO EXPORTERS, SPOKESMAN SAID.
REACHED THIS AFTERNOON
AGREEMENT ON THE ABOVE AMENDMENTS WAS AFTER THREE DAYS OF CONSULTATIONS IN HONG KONG,
DELEGATION
BY LED
MR
STUART
HARBINSON,
JOSEF
WAS THE HONG KONG DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE. THE AUSTRIAN DELEGATION WAS LED BY MR MAYER, DIRECTOR, FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.
LABOUR RELATIONS CONFERENCE OPENS TOMORROW
PROGRAMME то HONG KONG, BEGINS LARGE-SCALE CONFERENCE AT
LABOUR RELATIONS '88, A ONE-AND-A-HALF-MONTH PROMOTE HARMONIOUS LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS IN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) WITH THE OPENING OF A THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.
THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
COUNCIL, MR ALLEN LEE,
/OTHER OFFICIATING