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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1978

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MR. MILLS OFF TO GENEVA FOR TEXTILES TALKS

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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, WILL BE LEADING A HONG KONG DELEGATION TO HOLD FURTHER TALKS ON TEXTILES IN EUROPE OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.

MR. MILLS LEAVES FOR GENEVA TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) WHERE HE WILL BE JOINED BY MR. PETER TSAO, COUNSELLOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS AT THE GATT TEXTILES COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 27).

ON OCTOBER 30 THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL MEET WITH AN AUSTRIAN DELEGATION IN LONDON TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE CURRENT AUSTRIAN-HONG KONG TEXTILE AGREEMENT WHICH IS DUE TO EXPIRE ON JANUARY 31, 1979.

ON NOVEMBER 2 AND 3 ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTINUE THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH A UNITED STATES DELEGATION ON CLASSIFICATION DIFFERENCES AND TO CONSULT WITH THEM ON CERTAIN EXPORTS COVERED BY EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS. THESE TALKS WILL BE HELD IN GENEVA.

IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK MR. MILLS AND HIS DELEGATION WILL TRAVEL TO BRUSSELS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON OUTSTANDING ISSUES REGARDING CLASS IF ICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN OF HONG KONG PRODUCTS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

PART OF THE DELEGATION-COMPRISING MR. JUSTIN YUE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TEXTILE CONTROLS, AND MRS. EMMELINE MOK, TRADE OFF ICER EEC TEXTILES WILL LEAVE TONIGHT (TUESDAY) FOR PRE-CONSULTATION MEETINGS IN EUROPE. MR. P.C. LEUNG, PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN, WILL JOIN THE DELEGATION IN BRUSSELS ON NOVEMBER 6.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MR. LAWRENCE MILLS LEAVES FOR GENEVA TOMORROW BY SWISSA IR (SR 301).

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