FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
"AS A FREE TRADER, HONG KONG BELIEVES THAT TRADE LIBERALISATION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF CONSERVING THE EARTH'S SCARCE RESOURCES. THUS WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE USE OF UNILATERAL TRADE MEASURES AS MEANS OF ENFORCING ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.
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"THERE ARE, HOWEVER, INSTANCES WHERE TRADE MEASURES ARE AND BE NEEDED AS PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO PREVENT DEGRADATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, FOR EXAMPLE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF OR TRADE IN SUBSTANCES THAT HARM THE OZONE LAYER.
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NEED TO WORK WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS NOT SIMPLY TO ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES DO NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTING TRADE, RATHER WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER ΤΟ ENSURE THAT TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES ARE MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE."
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HONG KONG IS ONE OF THE DYNAMIC NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES. INCLUDE SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, MALAYSIA, THAILAND, BRAZIL, CHILE AND ARGENTINA.
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OTHER PARTICIPANTS FROM HONG KONG INCLUDE DEPUTY SECRETARY PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS MR TONY COOPER; AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY MR MICHAEL WONG.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS CERTIFICATE OF HK ORIGIN
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THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY ACCEPTED CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN (CHKO) ISSUED BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIVE GOVERNMENT-APPROVED CERTIFICATION ORGANISATIONS (GACOS) FOR THE PURPOSES OF ITS NEW CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1.
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"WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE POSITIVE RESPONSE OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT, PARTICULARLY AFTER THE INTENSIVE EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE MR THOMAS YIU SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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"THIS SHOULD REMOVE THE UNCERTAINLY THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING KONG'S EXPORTS TO MEXICO SINCE MEXICO FIRST ANNOUNCED CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN MAY.
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MR YIU RECALLED THAT THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT FIRST ANNOUNCED A SET OF NEW CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN MAY.
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THIS WAS FOLLOWED, AT HONG KONG'S REQUEST, BY CONSULTATIONS WHICH HONG KONG EXPLAINED ITS DIFFICULTIES WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CHKO BE ACCEPTED FOR THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S PURPOSES.
ON AUGUST 30 THE MEXICANS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
ANNOUNCED
MODIFICATIONS TO THE
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