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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1978

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID ALL THE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES AND COMPLAINTS WERE FULLY INVESTIGATED. WHILE THERE WAS SOME SUBSTANCE IN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, OTHERS HAD ARISEN FROM GENUINE MISUNDERSTANDING. GENERALLY, THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTS WERE FOUND TO BE IN GOOD ORDER. SUPERVISOR/PRINCIPAL WAS VERY CO-OPERATIVE IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, AGREEING TO HIS STAFF BEING INTERVIEWED AND THE VARIOUS SCHOOL AND TUCKSHOP ACCOUNTS BEING EXAMINED. THE STAFF INTERVIEWED WERE ALSO MOST CO-OPERATIVE. +THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PRINCIPAL AND A SMALL NUMBER OF HIS STAFF. THE SPOKESMAN SAID. +BUT IT MAY BE USEFUL TO RESTORE A SENSE OF PROPORTION AND TO BALANCE THE CRITICISMS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, MAINLY ANONYMOUSLY, BY REFERRING TO A LETTER, DATED JULY 23 AND PURPORTING TO COME FROM THE TEACHERS OF ST. BONAVENTURE COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL+, WHICH PRAISES THE PRINCIPAL'S GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP, AND STRONGLY SUPPORTS HIM.+

DIRECTOR OF TRADE LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON ****

THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, LEAVES TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR WASHINGTON TO CONTINUE TALKS ON EXPORTS OF CERTA IN NON-RUBBER FOOTWEAR TO THE UNITED STATES.

THE TALKS ARE A RESUMPTION OF THOSE HELD IN HONG KONG BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS LAST MONTH.

WHILE IN WASHINGTON, MR. MILLS WILL HOLD FURTHER CONSULTATIONS ON VARIOUS ISSUES CONCERNING THE CURRENT FIVE-YEAR HONG KONG-U.S.A. TEXTILES RESTRAINT AGREEMENT WHICH HAVE BEEN UNRESOLVED DESPITE SEVERAL MEETINGS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

IN WASHINGTON, THE HONG KONG TEAM HEADED BY MR. MILLS WILL ALSO MEET CANADIAN OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE IMPLEMENTATION NEXT JANUARY OF THE THREE-YEAR TEXTILES AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TO HOLD CONSULTATIONS ON HONG KONG EXPORTS OF COATED AND NON-COATED FABRIC HANDBAGS.

THE TEAM FROM THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT INCLUDES ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF TRADE CONTROLS MR. K. BROADBRIDGE- COMMERCIAL RELATIONS TRADE OFFICER MRS. K.Y. WEI AND ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER MISS Y.P. CHOI. ALSO TAKING PART IN THE TALKS WILL BE MR. D.M. MCPHAIL, A CROWN COUNSEL FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AND MR. R.B. CROWSON, THE COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON,

FROM WASHINGTON, MR. MILLS WILL GO TO BRUSSELS FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE E.E.C. ON CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION PRACTICES.

FINALLY, BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG, MR. MILLS WILL VISIT SWITZERLAND WHERE HE WILL HAVE TALKS WITH MR. PETER TSAO, COUNSELLOR FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS IN GENEVA, ON THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WHICH RESUMED THIS WEEK AND ARE REACHING A CRUCIAL STAGE,

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