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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1976

RESUMPTION OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR MEN'S AND BOYS'

WOOL SUITS TO THE UNITED STATES

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THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT IT WILL RESUME, WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW, THE ISSUE OF EXPORT AUTHOR ISATIONS FOR SHIPMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES OF MEN'S AND BOYS' WOOL SUITS (CATEGORY 120) WHICH WAS SUSPENDED IN JUNE THIS YEAR.

THE DECISION TO RESUME ISSUING EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIS ITEM FOLLOWED CONSULTATIONS IN HONG KONG TODAY BETWEEN A THREE-MAN TEAM OF US TRADE NEGOTIATORS, LED BY MR. MICHAEL SMITH, CHIEF TEXTILE NEGOTIATOR IN THE US OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRADE REPRESENTATIVE, AND A HONG KONG TEAM LED BY MR. PETER TSAO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SAID, HOWEVER, THAT IN VIEW OF THE CLOSE OF THE US TEXTILE YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 30, ALL APPLICATIONS FOR EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS IN RESPECT OF THIS ITEM MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31, 1976. APPLICATIONS FOR EXPORT LICENCES, ON THE OTHER HAND, WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO NOON OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1976.

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CROWN LAND SALE

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THREE LOTS OF CROWN LAND WILL BE PUT UP FOR SALE BY AUCTION ON SEPTEMBER 24 (FRIDAY) AT 2.30 P.M. IN THE LECTURE ROOM, 8TH FLOOR, CITY HALL.

STREET AND

ONE LOT, SITUATED AT THE JUNCTION OF KIANG HSI KO SHAN ROAD, KOWLOON IS EARMARKED FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NON-

INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. IT MEASURES 585.3 SQUARE METRES.

ANOTHER LOT, MEASURING 289 SQUARE METRES, IS SITUATED BETWEEN UPPER LASCAR ROW AND HOLLYWOOD ROAD, ON HONG KONG ISLAND. IT IS SET ASIDE FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.

THE THIRD LOT, TO BE USED FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES ONLY, IS ÁT LEE CHUNG STREET, CHAI WAN AND MEASURES 621.1 SQUARE METRES.

FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG AND AT THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON.

SALE PLANS CAN ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THESE OFFICES.