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Wednesday, January 7, 1976

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MILLS APPOINTED TO GENEVA POST

The Director of Commerce and Industry, Mr. David Jordan, announced today the appointment of Mr. Lawrence Mills as an alternate member of the

Textile Surveillance Body (TSB) which is based in Geneva.

The TSB is set up to oversee the workings of the Arrangement cover- ing international trade in textiles. Membership for this year consists of representatives from the United States, the European Economic Community,

Japan, Korea, Egypt, Finland and Mexico. The eighth seat will be shared

by Austria, Jamaica and Singapore.

"The composition of the Body also allows for 'alternaté' represente-

tives and we have been invited by the Government of the Republic of Korea

for a nomination to serve as their alternate", Mr. Jordan explained. Mr. Mills has been Hong Kong's chief textile negotiator for the past two years.

will replace Mr. Bill Dorward who was nominated as a member in the TSB, for

1975.

Mr. Mills is already in Geneva to take up his new post.

In Hong

Kong, Mr. Peter Tsao has been appointed Deputy Director of Commerce and Industry (Commercial Relations) in place of Mr. Mills, in which capacity

Mr. Tsao will become Hong Kong's chief trade negotiator. Mr. Dorward will return to Hong Kong to take up the post of Deputy Director of Commerce and Industry (Industry and Administration) in March.

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