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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1993
SWEATER REVIEW RESULTS DRAW CONCERN
*
OF
COMMERCE'S REVIEW OF
THE
OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL ASSISTANT
TRADE, MR PETER ST PANG, EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERN AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF THE FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE ANTI-DUMPING CASE AGAINST MAN-MADE FIBRE SWEATERS FROM HONG KONG.
"THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IS A GREAT
DISAPPOINTMENT,
MR
PANG SAID.
U.S.
PROCEEDINGS
AND METHODOLOGY UNDER THE "WE DO FEEL THAT THE CALCULATIONS
RESULTS
ARE HAVE PRODUCED
WHICH ANTI-DUMPING UNREALISTIC AND UNFAIR.
THAT THE SAMPLE GROUP RATE
"WE ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED DETERMINED IN THE REVIEW INCLUDES THE DUMPING MARGIN OF ONE COMPANY
INFORMATION UNVERIFIED WHICH IS ARRIVED AT ON THE BASIS OF
AND
BY
PETITIONER,
**
THE ASSOCIATION.
THE
U.S. NATIONAL
KNITWEAR
PROVIDED SPORTSWEARS
MADE DESPITE DOUBTS
ABOUT
THE CASE
MR PANG SAID THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS WHETHER THE U.S. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY HAD SUFFERED ANY INJURY.
THE U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE HAS RULED THAT REMAINS UNPROVEN, ALTHOUGH THE U.S. PETITIONER HAS APPEALED.
"IN OUR VIEW, THE DUTIES SHOULD BE SUSPENDED UNTIL IS HEARD.
"THE
KONG HONG
GOVERNMENT
IS
THE APPEAL
WITH CONTACT IN CLOSE WILL ENCOURAGE THE HONG REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INDUSTRY, AND
KONG ITS CASE TO SWEATER INDUSTRY TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION," HE SAID.
REGULATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT OF
REVIEW ADMINISTRATIVE
12 MONTHS ORDER IF A REQUEST FOR SUCH A
ANTI-DUMPING UNDER THE U.S. COMMERCE IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AN FROM THE DATE OF THE ANTI-DUMPING REVIEW HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
IN 1991, A NUMBER OF HONG KONG COMPANIES WERE NAMED BY THE U.S. THE PERIOD PETITIONER SEEKING A FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COVERING FROM APRIL 24, 1990 TO AUGUST 31, 1991.
FOUR EVENTUALLY
HONG
KONG COMPANIES WERE SELECTED
FOR
INVESTIGATION.
THREE OF THE FOUR COMPANIES SUBMITTED THEIR
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S QUESTIONNAIRE. RESPOND.
RESPONSES TO THE DID NOT COMPANY
YESTERDAY
(NOVEMBER
24),
THE DEPARTMENT
то RATES
ANNOUNCED THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF
IN REVIEW
WHICH IT ASSIGNED NEW HONG KONG COMPANIES.
THE
OF
DIFFERENT
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE
COMMERCE
GROUPS OF
/THE FOUR