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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1979

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MORE US-HONG KONG TEXTILE AND FOOTWEAR TALKS

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TEXTILE TALKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE UNITED STATES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH IN MANILA, AND THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TALKS ON FOOTWEAR IN WASHINGTON.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DIRECTOR OF TRADE.

+THE FIVE YEAR US-HONG KONG TEXTILE AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PROVISION FOR A MAJOR REVIEW OF THE AGREEMENT BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR OF ITS OPERATION, AND THE UNITED STATES HAS ASKED US TO BEGIN THAT REVIEW ON JULY 20,+ MR. MILLS SAID.

*WE ALSO HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO CONCLUDE, FOLLOWING THE SUSPENSION OF THE ISSUE OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS

IN CATEGORY 448, (WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' WOOL TROUSERS, SLACKS AND SHORTS) AND ONE OR TWO TECHNICAL POINTS TO DISCUSS.

IN VIEW OF OTHER COMMITMENTS OF THE US DELEGATION IN THE FAR EAST, THE TALKS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED OVER TWO DAYS IN MANILA, THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL THEN PROCEED TO WASHINGTON FOR FURTHER TALKS ON EXPORTS OF NON-RUBBER FOOTWEAR TO THE UNITED STATES.

+THE FOOTWEAR TALKS WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF THOSE HELD IN HONG KONG IN JUNE, AT THAT TIME WE BEGAN A REVIEW OF THE CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN ARRANGEMENTS WE OPERATE FOR FOOTWEAR EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES AND EXCHANGED STATISTICAL INFORMATION, MR. MILLS SAID,

+THIS SHOWED THAT THERE WERE SOME DIFFERENCES IN STATISTICAL RECORDING, AND POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION DIFFERENCES AT THE EXPORT AND IMPORT ENDS OF THE TRADE, BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THESE DIFFERENCES DURING THE INTERVENING PERIOD, AND WE SHALL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THIS AT THE NEXT ROUND OF TALKS, HE ADDED.

IN-SERVICE TEACHERS TO ATTEND SCIENCE COURSE

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AN 11-DAY REFRESHER COURSE ON THE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM NEXT MONDAY.

THE COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION, WILL BE HELD AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL EACH DAY.

MRS. LOUISE MOX, ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS) WILL ADDRESS THE PARTICIPATING TEACHERS AT AN OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, SASSOON ROAD, HONG KONG AT 9.30 A.M. ON MONDAY,

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