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Friday, May 11, 1973

As far as Hong Kong was concerned, he said, part of the work

in this field necessarily involved government participation at the

international level and encouragement at the national level.

Mr. McGregor stressed that the increasing complexity of

international trade merited the "closest consideration", not only of

documents, but also of the procedures which govern the conduct of trade.

Trade controls had tended to increase in recent years and these,

together with the development of new port working techniques (in particular

containerisation) made it necessary for trade procedures affecting imports

and exports to be kept under continuous scrutiny by a properly authorised

and expert body.

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