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"On rules of origin, the URAA stipulates assembly as the origin determining process for most trade sensitive textiles products, in place of the existing rule of cutting.
"This represents a break from current US principles and practice. It potentially disrupts trade and investment by cutting across established commercial arrangements and is contrary to the market trends towards internationalisation of production.
"The Hong Kong Government will take appropriate action to protect Hong Kong's trade interest."
The URAA only sets out principles for revising US origin rules for textile products. The Act requires the US Secretary for Treasury to publish detailed rules for implementing its principles, by July 1, 1995, for implementation on July 1, 1996,
Mr Miller said: "It is therefore not possible at this stage to be precise about how the change in US origin rules will affect our textile exports to the US."
"We will be monitoring closely the development of the detailed rules by the US Treasury and take action as appropriate," he added.
end/Friday, December 2, 1994
Changes in HA membership
The Government today (Friday) announced the appointment of Miss Eliza Chan and Mrs Chan Wong Shui, Pamela to be members of the Board of the Hospital Authority with effect from December 1, 1994.
Miss Chan is a solicitor and chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Mrs Chan is the Chief Executive of the Consumer Council and a very active co-opted member of the Hospital Authority.