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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1991
GOVT CONCERNED OVER EC ANNOUNCEMENT * * * * * *
CONFIRMED
IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HONG KONG TO GATT,
ΤΟ THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MR JOSEPH W.P. WONG, HAD SENT A LETTER
OF THE GATT, MR A. DUNKEL, IN GENEVA EXPRESSING THE SERIOUS CONCERN
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE INTENTION LONG KONG GOVERNMENT OVER THE SUDDEN
TREAT HONG KONG AS A LESS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) NOT DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GATT.
HONG KONG
THE
CONSIDERED GOVERNMENT
WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE SHOULD NOT TAKE
MR WONG SAID THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE EC WAS INCONSISTENT PUNTA DEL ESTE DECLARATION THAT A CONTRACTING PARTY ANY MEASURE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO IMPROVE ITS NEGOTIATING POSITION.
WOULD BE TAKING
HE ALSO STATED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT UP THIS MATTER WITH THE EC THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS AND REQUESTED
PARTICIPANTS IN THE THAT THE LETTER BE CIRCULATED TO OTHER
URUGUAY
ROUND.
NEW MEMBER APPOINTED TO SFC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TO THE
ΤΟ THE ADVISORY
(SFC) COMMISSION
FROM SECRETARY FOR MONETARY
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR ZHOU ZHEN-XING COMMITTEE
SECURITIES AND FUTURES
THE YEAR, TODAY (FRIDAY) TO MAY 31 NEXT AFFAIRS, MR DAVID NENDICK, SAID.
MEMBERS, NAMELY
DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE
AT PRESIDE
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THE
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISES 15 GOVERNOR-APPOINTED MARKET MEMBERS, TWO SFC
AND THE APPOINTED BY SFC
CHAIRMAN OF SFC WHO WILL COMMITTEE'S MEETINGS.
ARE DRAWN THE MARKET MEMBERS
FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF THE INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONS SECURITIES
AND ADVISE THE
ON SFC MATTERS OF POLICY AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MR NENDICK SAID.
BRANCH)
MR REPLACES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ZHANG
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE BANK OF MR ZHOU, THE
XUE-YAO WHO HAS
CHINA (HONG RESIGNED
FROM
KONG THE
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