SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1992
"OF THESE, 474 CASES OR 97 PER CENT ARE
ог COMPLAINTS ARE
11 HE SAID.
MALPRACTICES. TWO MAJOR AREAS CASES) AND REFUSING HIRE (141 CASES),
ABOUT TAXI DRIVER OVERCHARGING (130
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES ALSO DROPPED FROM 34 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 24 CASES THIS QUARTER.
IN ADDITION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION DECREASED FROM 275 CASES TO 154 CASES, 40 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 57 IN KOWLOON, 54 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THREE IN TUNNELS AND OTHER AREAS.
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED TRAFFIC LIGHT PHASING, VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION, ROAD WORKS, ETC, HE SAID.
THE OVERALL DECREASE IN TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS IN THIS QUARTER WAS PARTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO MANY RESIDENTS TRAVELLING OUTSIDE HONG KONG DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
TSB RECOMMENDS HK/U.S. TO RESUME TALKS ON KNIT TIGHTS
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AFTER CONSIDERATION OF HONG KONG'S
REQUEST FOR REVIEW CONCERNING A NEW U.S. CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINE ON KNIT TIGHTS, THE TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY (TSB) RECOMMENDED IN GENEVA YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE TWO PARTIES SHOULD HOLD FURTHER CONSULTATIONS TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE.
BILATERAL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOOTMAN, WHO LED FOR HONG KONG IN THE TSB REVIEW, SAID THE TSB AGREED WITH HONG KONG'S VIEW THAT THE NEW U.S. CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINE HAD RESULTED IN A CHANGE OF PRACTICE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HONG KONG/U.S. TEXTILES AGREEMENT.
"THE TSB HEARD REPRESENTATIONS FROM HONG KONG THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE SHOULD RENEW OUR CONSULTATIONS ORDER TO REACH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE A DEFINITIVE SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT," MR FOOTMAN SAID.
AND THE U.S.
PROMPTLY, IN AND MUTUALLY
CLEAR THAT A
"THIS RULING IS HELPFUL TO US, AS IT MAKES CHANGE IN PRACTICE HAS TAKEN PLACE. WE VERY MUCH HOPE THAT IT WILL FACILITATE AN EARLY AGREEMENT ON THIS MATTER. WE WILL CONTACT THE U.S. AUTHORITIES SHORTLY TO ESTABLISH A DATE FOR CONSULTATIONS ΤΟ BE RESUMED, HE ADDED.
Fr
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL WE CAN ΤΟ SECURE AN AGREEMENT WHICH DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE AT STAKE, MR FOOTMAN SAID.
"
THE TSB HAD ASKED BOTH PARTIES TO REPORT ON PROGRESS BY MAY 18.
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