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Thursday, March 15, 1973

GARMENT EXPORTS TO NORWAY

Memorandum of Understanding Signed

The Director of Commerce and Industry, Mr. D.H. Jordan, and the

Norwegian Consul General, Mr. Nic A. Fougner, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the export of certain garments to Norway in the period

March 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974.

The Memorandum covers most the products which are currently under

restraint on export to Norway,

Some new items have been added to the restraint list including cotton

trousers and slacks, cotton dress shirts and blouses and jumpers of cotton

or discontinuous synthetic fibres.

One item, men's and boys' nightgarments, has been deleted from the list.

The current restraint levels have been increased by 5 per cent in the

new arrangements.

Details of the control arrangements and of the principles governing

allocation of quotas etc. have already been published in Notices to Exporters

Nos. 5/73, 6/73 and 7/73.

Copies of these can be obtained from the Textiles Licensing Branch of the Commerce and Industry Department, No. 46, Connaught Road, Central, Hong

Kong.

Release time: 3.30 p.m.

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