MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1988
"THIS IS AN AREA IN WHICH HONG KONG HAS BEEN PLAYING A POSITIVE ROLE AND ON WHICH, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE BREAKDOWN AGRICULTURE, WE WOULD HAVE WELCOMED SOME CONCRETE ADVANCE MONTREAL, HE SAID.
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"EVEN THE TRADITIONALLY DIFFICULT AREAS OF TEXTILES SAFEGUARDS MIGHT HAVE COME OUT REASONABLY SATISFACTORILY HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE INFLEXIBILITY IN THE POSITIONS OF ONE OR TWO OF THE MAJOR PARTICIPANTS IN NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURAL TRADE.
"A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO LIBERALISATION IN THAT FIELD SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH TO ASK, FARTICULARLY AFTER THE ENCOURAGEMENT WE HAD FROM AN EARLY BREAKTHROUGH IN MONTREAL ON TROPICAL PRODUCTS.
MR MACLEOD SAID THE GATT SYSTEM WAS NOW EFFECTIVELY PROBATION.
"IT IS NOW VITAL THAT WE GET SOME CLEAR RESULTS IN APRIL, THE MEETING RESUMES IN GENEVA AT SENIOR OFFICIAL LEVEL, HE SAID.
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ON
WHEN
INTERESTS
"FOR OUR PART WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE HONG KONG'S VIGOROUSLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY WHEN THE TRADE NEGOTIATION COMMITTED RESUMES.
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DB DELEGATION LEAVES FOR PEKING
*
A SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD DELEGATION LEFT FOR PERING AND TIANJIN TODAY (MONDAY) ON A SEVEN-DAY VISIT TO CHINA.
LED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR ΤΑΙ TUNG-NGOK, THE DELEGATION COMPRISES SEVEN OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND TWO AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GREGORY LEUNG.
KONG AND
IN PERING THE GROUP WILL MEET OFFICIALS OF THE HONG
* MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND ENHANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
THE GROUP WILL ALSO CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S POLITICAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE (CPPCC) AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS, AND VISIT A NURSERY.
ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 16), THE GROUP WILL LEAVE FOR TIANJIN WHERE IT WILL VISIT CPPCC MEMBERS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES то LEARN ABOUT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THERE.
THE DELEGATION WILL RETURN TO
HONG KONG ON SUNDAY
(DECEMBER 18).
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