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CHINA MAIL

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

No. 36691

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Trade With' US: TWO developments

Word

this

OI

week almed at putting the Colony's trade with America on a better footing

the departure Hongkong's delegation to the New York world fair, and the announcement that a US Government business mission would vialt us next month.

the

at-

Because of Its national and internationa} prominence, New York

may give Colony's manufacturers much bettor results than the Washington State Trade Fair last May. This tracted chiefly buyers from the West Const and Canada and though considerable interest was aroused by the Colony's display the largest individual exhibi- tion the provincial loca tion of the Fair may have limited its appeal to Ameri- con and International buyers.

THAT a big demand exista

re-

for Hongkong-made goods in America is not doubted, Not only are there big Chinese communities quiring native products but happily American people are particularly interested In traditional Chinese wares, tho demand for which has been growing in recent years with the ever increasing numbers of tourists visiting this Colony. The Hongkong stand at New York therefore should not fail to attract wide interest.

the opportunity is taken to

1

to

It is to be hoped, too, that display Hongkong as much as its products for the Trade Fair provides Heal opportunity publiciae the Colony to potential tourists with colour films and photo graphis.

ONE difficulty in the way of

China.

The

Established 1845

'FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1957.

COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR

A notice in today's Govern. ment Gazelle calls for tenders for the exclusive right to provide a com- merclat broadcasting ser- vice in Hongkong.

Public The government's

Relations Officer sald this morning that it was

the proposed

licensee should maintain two separate transmissions of which one would be main- ly in Chinese and one mainly in English. The minimum" period of dally programmes on each transmission would be 10 hours, and the normal close-down of the sintion would be midnight.

It was proposed that tho duration of the licenco

should be for 15 years, with a possible extension of a further five years, if Government were satis. fed that the service was being satisfactorily main- tained.

Subject to certain technical

Imitations to avoid Inter- ference with other authorised radio services, the successful tenderer will be free to choose the site of his transmitting station. Tenders

fre called within a period of three months.

for

The Publle Relations Officer emphasised that today's announcement does not change in any Government's policy to-

mean

Price 20 Cents

TENDERS INVITED

wards continuing opera tion of Radio Hongkong as an official broadcasting station.

com-

Indeed, ho

Bald, it belleved that if a Mercial station should be established, - Hongkong will be the first colonial territory to have two broadcasting systems — commercial and Govern- ment-sponsored — opera. ting simultaneously.

The

decision to invite applications for the establishment undor licence for a new station

for broadcasting.commer- cially sponsored pro grammes, the Public Relations Officer said, stems directly from, the debate In Legislative Council in February last year on the Sessional Paper "The Future of Broadcasting in Hong- kong."

The Colony's Annual Report for 1956 records that, debate, following this "Government decided to abandon the principle that revenue from licence fees should cover the cont

RELAX

DAKS Whiteaways

COLONY:

of broadcasting," to im- prove Radio Hongkong's services and "to invite tendors for the operation under Ilcenco of A commercial broadcasting station, whose activities might reasonably be ex- pected to lend to enhanced revenue from ilcence fees which would help to bridge the gap be tween Government expen- diture and revenue Radio Hongkong."

an

on

Since the original decision to invite applications was made, considerable time

has had to be spent. In for. mulating the detailed con diilons under which a commercial broadcasting, service should operate. The Government Gazetia'

notice inviting tenders states that applicants are required to include, in ... their application full de- tails of the scheme 'they proposed, and to include among these details: (a) The Royalty, expressed as a percentage of profita deriving from the service for the preceding year. which the applicant is prepared to pay.

(b) Programme hours and

languages to be used. (c) Brief general descrip

tion of programme content

IN ACTERSS TROUBLES

and policy..

(d) The service area of

transmission.

(e) The site chosen by the

tenderer for the broad casting station, A (1) The method of install-

ing the necessary trans mitting and receiving apparatus.

(g)" The time within which

the service could be In stalled and started. (h). Full detalls of the Com: pany itself, ita Directors, Shareholders and capital, assets,

In selecting the successful applicant the Government will choose the scheme which it considers will beat interest.

serve the public

HK RESETTLEMENT: TIME FOR AID

Bank Chairman's

Review

At Annual Meeting

The time is rapidly approaching—if it is not already here —when assistance from an outside agency will become essential for the successful resettlement of Hongkong's refugees and increasing population, stated the Hon Cedric Blaker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in his comprehensive review presented to shareholders at the Bank's annual meeting this morning.

+

, only marks the beginning of the generation on a large scale of electricity from the atom but may also result in the develop- ment of an export market with tremendous possibilities.

Al- ready there are reports that the Japanese are showing Interest in the purchase of a power reactor of the British Calder Hall type The Asia Picture In Asia the international situation has remained

quiet and although, as I pointed out last year, a number of

of problems remain unsolved there were no developments, apart from

Colony May Britain Accused Of

Enter Free

Trade Zone

In Europe

The British Government has sent an enquiry to Hongkong asking whether it wanted to enter the pro- posed European Free Trade zone, it was learned today.

So far no decision has been

reached.

"Political Murder"

New York, Mar. 14.

Greece today accused Britain of "unprecedented poll- tical murder" in executing 19-year-old Eyagoras Palli- karidis in Cyprus yesterday for carrying a firearm,

The accusation was made in aary 26 of a resolutions expressing, note to Mr Dog Hammarskjold, "the earnest desire that a pesce

Nations United

Secretary Aul, democratic and just solution General, by Mr Christian will be found in accord with Falamos, the Greek permanent the principles and perpèses of the charter of the United making a new challenge to the negotiations will be resermed also frid Britales was Nations, and the hope that

ative.

A London cable from Agence United Nations and, in paranda,"continued to this end France Presso sald Hongkong ticular, to all those who in good Reuter. several internal incidents, which and Singapore had Informed faith advocated moderation and disturbed the peace of the area the British Government they restraint as a path to a construc- The disruption

of shipping would like to enter the Euto- tive angeooch, to the Cyprus through the Suez Canal delayed pean Free Trade zone

crisis; drak anki increased the cost of many The blo

their imports from western sQUITORS,"

Mr Blaker also expressed the view that voluntary limitation by the Colony's textile industrialists of cotton exports to Britain was an un- workable proposition, since there was little chance of bringing theile but so far this has not Hut enquiries in the Colony garment-making industry, which was largely of the cottage type, into such a scheme.

Reviewing the Asia situation, Mr Blaker observed that the increase in industrial developments should not be permitted to move at such a high speed that the production of basic foodstuffs and other necessitics of life were unable to keep pace,

The text

printed statement follows:

prevent

of the Chairmann's, Hittle pleasure can be found in looking back on the events of the past year. Some of the legacies, which will be with us for some time to come, are the damage which has been done to Anglo- American relations, the closing

thing else to reduce the level of government expenditure, the need for which has been stressed from so many platforms,

Free Trade Area

to the

LAST-MINUTE

quoted "Informed THE ENLARGING GULF

Mt Palamos debate any undue strain on the fody gested that Hongkong execution on "s now desperate EFFORT TO economics of the various counla il considering die matter attempt to enlarge the gulf R tries, while on the view at The cable added that the separatios than in paministaton AVERT, STRIKE least, Japan has beartoo. Innowly independent Africm from the colonial many of our annual reviews state of Ghana was also study. In order to prevent ahj

conducivo since the war the importance of ing the possibility of joining. peasemont agriculture has been stress

ressed Ghana is one of the world's į negotiations indicated: Er · tha of ∙the resolution and wo have tried to point out most. Important producers of relative

General Assembly. the dangers of a too speedy After the decision of the plxx move towards industrialisation;

This was a reference to the but the desire to bring about an European community cations to Assembly's adoption on Febru- include French, Belgien, Nether- increase in the standards of ll lands and Itallon overseas ter- ing the people has caused tories in the European com

of

governments to draw up plans

Mar 16.

The Labour Brian Mcleod, made

minute corta Reary today to avoid a strike for a len per Dent wage increase by 200,000 shipyard workers. They strike, scheduled for tomborul-threa gineering workers. E

which, if successful, (and some mon market, the British govern- Death Toll Now 22 tened to spread to 2,500,000 -

of

1100

consumer

developing the Colony'a trado with the United States, however, is the Certi- ficate of Origin procedure and though

of exports gouds requiring such certi- ficates increased last year to HK886 million, it is un- doubtedly hampering the Colony's drive to close the When our annual review was

its gap between annual prepared last year there seemed $428.8 million Imports and hope that we could look forward

mment began investigating the them so for have $116.6 million exports to

to a slow but gradual Improve-

been reaction of British colonies to fairly successful) will result in the scheme. ment in international relations, of the Suez Canal and the Since the war there has been America.

The former French protec Another point which requires True, many problems remained din can caused the shortage of considerable support for the an extremely rapid enlargement

unsolved a

of stabill- oll has caused to the economies proposal that some form of in- af industrial resources. The in- torates of Morocco and Tunisia the attention of the Ameri-

of crease tegration of the to have been of western Europe; but there are sation appeared

reonomics of

demand САП authorities

the reached, sufficient at

a large capital inwestre also considering entering the which least to many others. There is, however,

Europh should western

ment is bound to create and

Free Trade

Trade zone. attitude of the US Govern-

major dis- litlle comfort to be gained evolved, which, by the pooling any ment to firms trading with turbances from breaking out. The from the fact that shaltering of resources, would enable this which precedo often by some Palisades, New York, Mar, 14,

ume-the Communist

mal considerable

wealth its large internal destalinisation policy

gave though some of the incidents area, with

Another earthquake in the freezing of dollar accounts evidence of a change of cm- were, causing as they did misery | markoi, to compete on more generated by that investment, Aleutians, almost as big as is bad enough

with the the equni terms but the phasis, if not a change of heart, to many helpless people,

United presses most heavily moreover Saturday's major shock, was to a grent

rent States and with reluctance that some firms in Russia and the beneft of co- disturbances were

the growing on food prices and it is for this recorded today at the Lamont strength of Russia. the theme of extent locnilsed, and the fear of ceonomic

reason that the Improvement in Geological was

Observatory of here feel towards trading existence

University. --- China with China in goods that many of her leaders speeches starting a world conflagration Such an area would be immen- agricultural production at such a Columbia

while the

world of the

seemed to prevent action reach- surably strengthened by

(Continued on Page 8. Col 1) are not the subject of any seemed

quiet.

Unfortunately ing the point of no return.

addition of the United Kingdom restriction because of these hopes were not realised

but the difficulty of combining possible retallation by the and at one time during the year

her Commonwealth obligations with the membership of American Government in the world seemed very near to their trade with the United | the calamity of a global war with

European union has always in Economically Industrial pro- the post proved a stumbling States is a position that all the destruction of life and duction continued to increase, block, Opinion In the United ought to be rectified. These treasure which such cates although at a slower speed than Kingdom has, however, changed are perhaps matters which trophe would have caused in this in 1955, and a growing in- and In a recent White Paper

thermo-nuclear age. Dissension might be more profitably in castcin Europe, due to detenslication of the restriction the Goverments recommended discussed between in-satisfaction with living conditions felt. In the United Kingdom the

of credit began to make itself to the Organisation for Burn-

the pean dividual firms

Economic and

Co-operation the caused to a large extent by the first six months showed a steady that, subject to reservations an vlaiting business mission. over-concentration of resources: Hongkong welcomes

gold and agriculture, general approval be the the in the production of heavy in improvement

evidence in reforms in dollar reserves

the creation of a that given to vlaiting businessmen and dustry, resulted

"European Industrial Free wishes our delegation en

Poland and an armed uprising in the deflationary measures im do Area"

SUCCESS-

which were proving

would route to New York success Hungary and in the Middle East posed were

with associate from ful

July

the European in showing this Colony's the nationalisation of the Suez warde external factors began common market

I but

composed of output to importers in the Canal by the Egyptian Govern-

France, Western Germany, Italy to come into play with their to

economie and ment, coupled

and the Benelux” countries, At conditions were dominated hy

a meeting held in Paris. shortly events in the Middle East which

after the issue of this White culminated in a loss of nearly Faper, seventeen western Euro

rest

a

United States and from deteriorating relations with the other parts of the world. It State of Israc), set in trein a

British Economy

in

Д

the

is to be hoped that the effect series of events the results o£100 millions in the sterling pean nations agreed to enter is ta. bring about, in the which cannot yet be foresten. case of the visiting mission, Indeed, we have to go back many reserves during November. into the necessary negotiations a better understanding of years to find an sue which Steps taken in December to and Mr Thorneycroft was American laws and business raised so much controversy in mobilise all avaliable, resources pointed chief co-ordinator.

to have been successful in this proposed free

ap-

In trade ares

practices and new openings the United Kingdom and else- secm

where as the intervention of the stopping this drain and the tariffs and quotos, against Im-

its own

111-

for American capital in British and French forces in the technical position of sterling has ports from countries within the this Colony, and in the case fighting between Israel and since been greatly improved thus arca, will be abolished progres- of the Hongkong delegation Egypt, and the passions raised enabling the inherent strengthsively over a period of yeats to New York a greater flow by that intervention have not of the economy to reassert itself, mitte to retain

but each country will be. per- of trade with America. yet died dow On the whole. The stability of a currency is

++++++ not, however, decided by tech-dividual tarifs against the cut- nical, considerations important side world as opposed to the though these in the will £ large part of world trade

commOTS.

market where ther standardized tarif

Beaverbrook Looks Back to watch currency, such with bon-members. Although in

to be ironed out a great slop

-- Saiurday'■ feature-packed China Mall brings you another new nanced--and, while the short.imber' of differences have stili series Lord Beaverbrook, Press Lord and former politician term outlook is reassuring, it is forward has been taken to

back on the Lloyd. George era,“ Don't miss Beaverbrook's reminiscences on the Great War only by a steady and substantial wards the, seting up of tus it is only one of the highlights of a paper that everyone in the

look

family likes reading throughout the week-end...

Here are some other highlights:

German Army oflcers rule the roost again in Paris;

Powerful US trade unions are being used as a cover for dangsters;

- Gromyko -- the human gremophone, by Les Armour. There are all your regular favourtion as well, including pletare pages, film, 'Book and yoobed : reviews, iosetoons, comão? paralus, Gilles in all in the Saturday Malla,

ip,

in the reserves · Bolutlock

that a

· Can"

a free tradio area which, ́ ́ik, It be comes into being, will be one of found. If it has done nothing the most encouraging develop elsa, the Suer crisis has clearly thents in world trade that has shown that the United Kingdom Been evolved since the war, t has been endeavouring to un-

Another

event dertake

important larger responsibilities which took place in the United than the economy can bear. The Kingdom during the year, was

tho pront size

Armed

forces the formal opening by Her a case in point and recent Majesty the Queen, in October, aaisounocariesila show that a dew of the world's first large-scale termined effort is now being nuclear power station Calder made to tackle this problem and Hall, This project is a consider. this should do more than stry- able achievement which not

Mall Special,

London, Mar, 14.:

The employers have agreed to Altogether 23 persons were accept the Ministry of Labour now known to have perished in arbitration provided the strike thu air disaster at Rugway air is called off Union leaders.... feld, Manchester, where a four- although refusing arbitration on engined Viscount transport the 10 per cent Increase, diave plane crashed earlier today agreed to meet the head of the 20 passengers and crow of Ministry of Labour's arbilization the draft were killed, to committee. gether with a woman and her

child, who were buried beneath This meeting, scheduled: "for the ruins of a house which the fomorrow morning was plane struck as it crashed-sidered as likely to be decisive. France-Presse,

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