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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1979

TEXTILE TALKS WITH AUSTRIA BEGIN ON MONDAY

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CONSULTATIONS WILL START ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 12) AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS WITH AN AUSTRIAN DELEGATION ON THE TWO CURRENT ONE-YEAR TEXTILE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND AUSTRIA, DUE TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF JANUARY, 1980.

THE FIRST AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR EXPORT RESTRAINT ON WOVEN SHIRTS AND BLOUSES, AND THE SECOND CONSISTS OF AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION ARRANGEMENT COVERING 16 ITEMS.

AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT, HONG KONG SUSPENDED THE ISSUE OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FOR SLACKS, SHIRTS, JEANS, TROUSERS AND DIVIDED SKIRTS, NOT KNITTED AND CROCHETED, WHOLLY OR MAINLY OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE FIBRES.

THE AUSTRIAN DELEGATION WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SPEND TWO DAYS IN HONG KONG, IS LED BY DR GOTTFRIED DINZL REPRESENTING THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. HONG KONG'S DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO.

HK TO HOST ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP

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HONG KONG WILL HOST THE THIRD ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP TO BE HELD AT WU KEI SHA IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BETWEEN DECEMBER 1 AND 15 THIS YEAR.

THE CAMP IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND THE ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP ASSOCIATION, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL.

→OVER 150 YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM 12 COUNTRIES IN THE AUSTRAL-ASIAN REGION WILL TAKE PART IN THE CAMP,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

+HONG KONG WILL BE REPRESENTED BY 100 YOUNG MUSICIANS IN THE CAMP, HE ADDED.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE CAMP WILL BE TRAINED BY RENOWNED INSTRUCTORS FROM THE AUSTRAL-ASIAN REGION AND SIX PUBLIC CONCERTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE GIS THEATRE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL AT 3 P.M. ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 13) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE THIRD ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP.

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