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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1991
JAN-APR
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
1991
JAN-APR
1990
INCREASE
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
66,694
62,867
3,827
6.1
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS )
(31.4%)
(35.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
145,873
114,009
31,864
27.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
212,567
76,876
35,691
20.2
IMPORTS
228,492
183,321
45,171
24.6
TRADE BALANCE
-15,925
-6,445
-9,480
MAY 90 TO
MAY 89 TO
INCREASE
LAST 12 MONTHS
APR 91
APR 90
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
229,702
221,564
8,138
3.7
RE-EXPORTS
445,863
357,218
88,645
24.
8
TOTAL EXPORT'S
675,565
578,782
96,783
16.7
IMPORTS
687,702
568, 152
119,550
21.0
TRADE BALANCE
-12, 137
10.630
-22,767
ANTI-DUMPING TALKS IN U.S. ENDED WITHOUT AGREEMENT
TALKS IN THE
WITHOUT AGREEMENT.
UNITED STATES
MAN-MADE FIBRE SWEATERS FROM HONG
ON KONG
ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES AGAINST HAVE ENDED AFTER TWO DAYS
YESTERDAY
(FRIDAY),
WERE
BETWEEN
DEPUTY
CONSULTATIONS
THE TALKS, WHICH CONCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG AND U.S. GOVERNMENTS.
THE LEADER OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION,
FOOTMAN SAID THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE MR ROBERT HAD COVERED THE FULL RANGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING THE CASE.
VIEWS. BOTH SIDES "WE HAD A USEFUL EXCHANGE OF GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OTHER'S POSITION," HE SAID.
NOW HAVE A
THIS
"WE SAID THE FINDINGS AGAINST HONG KONG ALSO MADE CLEAR THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
то IMPORTANCE
BECAUSE OF PARTICULARLY CASE, IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR INDUSTRY.
WERE UNJUSTIFIED. WE GREAT ATTACHES
ITS ADVERSE
OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE U.S. WE WILL FURTHER ACTION WE MIGHT TAKE UNDER THE GATT ANTI-DUMPING CODE."
FURTHER ROUND "WE WILL NOW NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO SEEK A
ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT
THE CONSULTATIONS WERE ANTI-DUMPING CODE.
HELD
IN WASHINGTON UNDER THE
GATT
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