TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1991
"INSTEAD, THEY SEEM ΤΟ HAVE RELIED HEAVILY SUPPLIED BY THE COMPLAINANT FIRMS IN MEXICO, HE SAID.
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ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE ASPECT OF THE CASE IS THAT, MR CHEUNG ADDED, ALTHOUGH ONE HONG KONG COMPANY HAS BEEN EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT DID NOT EXPORT DENIM TO MEXICO IN THE PERIOD IN QUESTION, OTHER COMPANIES IN A SIMILAR SITUATION HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE DUTIES.
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS CALCULATED THE ON THE BASIS THAT THE NORMAL SALES VALUE OF DENIM US$3.82 PER KILOGRAM, WHEREAS MEXICO'S IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG WAS US$3.25 PER KILOGRAM.
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES IN HONG KONG WAS THE AVERAGE WEIGHTED PRICE OF
THE MARGIN OF DUMPING 19 THE
VALUB AND THE EXPORT PRICE.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NORMAL
MR CHEUNG STRESSED THAT THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WAS STILL EXAMINING THE DETAILS OF THE CASE. THE DEPARTMENT HAS BERN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH LOCAL MANUFACTURERS THROUGHOUT THE PROCEEDINGS, BUT HAS NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT THEM ABOUT THE FINDINGS, WHICH HAVE ONLY JUST BECOME AVAILABLE.
"OUR INITIAL REACTION TO THE FINDINGS IS THAT IN SOME IMPORTANT RESPECTS THEY ARE NOT CONVINCING," HE SAID.
"BUT IN FAIRNESS WE SHALL TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT THE DETAILS AND ALSO CONSULT OUR MANUFACTURERS.
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"AFTER THAT, WE SHOULD BE IN A POSITION TO DECIDE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, HE SAID, EMPHASISING THAT THE ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ARK PROVISIONAL IN NATURE, PENDING THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE CASE,
MR CHEUNG ADDED THAT THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUB TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES AND MEXICAN CONSULATE-GENERAL IN HONG KONG OVER THIS ISSUE.
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BETTER LABOUR BENEFITS IN PIPELINE
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL SEEK TO IMPROVE THE LONG SERVICE SEVERANCE PAYMENT PROVISIONS AND SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT COVERED BY THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
WOULD CONTINUE
SPEAKING AT A SPRING RECEPTION, MR HAMMOND SAID HIS DEPARTMENT WITH ITS EFFORTS ΤΟ MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO LABOUR
THESE WERE AMONG LEGISLATION IN THE COMING YEAR AND
IN THE
PIPELINE.
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/THE RECEPTION