2.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989
GOVT MONITORS DEVELOPMENTS CONCERNING ANTI-DUMPING PETITION
A PETITION WAS FILED YESTERDAY WITH
OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT COMMERCE, ALLEGING THAT THE U.S. KNITWEAR INDUSTRY HAS BEEN INJURED BY IMPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIDRE SWEATERS FROM HONG KONG, KOREA AND TAIWAN,
THE PETITION BY THE U.S. KNITWEAR AND SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURERS'
BEING SOLD AT LESS ASSOCIATION ALLEGES THE IMPORTS ARE
THAN FAIR
VALUE.
ASSISTANT
SALD TODAY
OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL
TRADE THAT THE
COMMENT ING ON THIS, THE (NORTH AMERICA), MR CHRIS JACKSON,
(SATURDAY) GOVERNMENT HAD DEEN MONITORING DEVELOPMENTS FOR SOME TIME.
WITH THE
"WE HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE TOUCH
KNITWEAR INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG AND WITH OUR LEGAL ADVISERS IN WASHINGTON, AND WILL FOLLOW
A FAIR HEARING,' THIS CASE CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT OUR INDUSTRY GETS HE SAID.
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RELEVANT U.S. INDUSTRY HAD ALREADY MR JACKSON ADDED THAT THE ENJOYED MANY YEARS OF PROTECTION UNDER THE MULTI FIBRE ARRANGEMENT.
THE UNITED TO SEE HOW So
ΤΟ SWEATERS "HONG KONG EXPORTS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE STATES HAVE BEEN UNDER QUOTA SINCE 1971. IT IS DIFFICULT IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG OF A PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER QUOTA FOR LONG COULD NOW DAMAGE THE U.S. INDUSTRY, HE SAID.
MR JACKSON SAID DETAILS OF THE PETITION WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
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"QUITE HOW THE 1.S. KNITWEAR
HIGHLY MANUFACTURERS IN OUR
THAT INDUSTRY IMAGINES COMPETITIVE TRADING ENVIRONMENT COULD FAIR VALUE REMAINS AFFORD TO OPERATE AT A LOSS OR SELL AT LESS THAN UNCLEAR.
"BUT THE U.S
L
PETITION. ANY PETITION FOR, HE SAID.
INDUSTRY HAS RIGHTS
MUST TAKE ITS
то UNDER U.S. LAW COURSE AS LEGALLY
LODGE PROVIDED
A
MR JACKSON SAID A WORRYING FEATURE OF NEW FORM OF COULD REPRESENT A
PROTECTION
INDUSTRY.
THE CASE WAS FOR THE U.S.
THAT TEXTILES
IT
DUTY ON HONG OTHER CATEGORIES OF
"IF IT SUCCEEDS IN ITS AIM OF IMPOSING AN EXTRA KONG MAN-MADE FIBRE SWEATERS, PETITIONS AGAINST HONG KONG GARMENTS COULD FOLLOW.
HE ADDED THAT THE ALLEGATION WAS KNITWEAR INDUSTRY.
AT DIRECTED
THE HONG KONG
"THE INDUSTRY HAS FORMED AN ACTION COMMITTEE EXPERT U.S. LEGAL ADVICE.
WHICH IS HIRING
THE HONG ******