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Tuesday, June 26, 1973

EXPORTS OF GARMENTS TO SWIDEN

The Director of Commerce and Industry, Mr. E.P. Ho, and the Swedish

Consul General, Mr. Carl C:son Kjollberg, today signed a Memorandum of

Understanding covering the export of certain garments to Sweden from

July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974.

The memorandum covers most of the products which are currently

under restraint on export to Sweden.

Some new items have been added to the restraint list including

briefs and undershorts of discontinuous synthetic fibres, slacks and trousers of

discontinuous synthetic fibres and bathing suits and trunks of continuous

synthetic fibres.

Knitted shirts and certain knitted sweaters have been deleted from

the list and are no longer under restraint, The current restraint levels

for most items have been increased by 5 per cent in the new arrangements.

Details of the control arrangements and of the principles governing

such matters as allocation of quotas have already been published in notices

to exporters Series 6, No. 19/73 and 20/73. Copies of these can be obtained

from the Textiles Licensing Branch of the Commerce and Industry Department,

46, Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong.

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