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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1981/

TRADE WITH IRAN ***

A SPOKESMAN OF THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) (AMEN NT) REGULATIONS 1981 HAVE NOW BEEN ENACTED, DELETING THE RE ENCE TO IRAN IN THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS.

PRIOR TO --NACTMENT OF THE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS, ALL EXPORTS TO IRAN WERE SUBJECT TO LICENSING CONTROL IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PRODUCTS.

THE INTRODUCTION OF THE AMENDENT REGULATIONS MEANS THAT THE EXPORT LICENSING REQUIREME .T3 REGARDING TRADE WITH IRAN ARE NOW THE SAME AS THOSE APPLICALE TO OTHER COUNTRIES, I.E. EXPORT LICENCES ARE REQUIRED ONLY IF THE GOODS ARE CAUGHT BY ONE OF THE SPECIFIC RESTRICTIO S OR PROHIBITIONS ON TRADE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

SNT ATTENDS HEUNG YEE KUK RECEPTION

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (LED ESDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO THE EFFORTS CF HEUNG YEE KUK MEMBERS CURT THE PAST YEAR AND WISHED THEM EVERY SUCCESS IN THE YEAR OF THE COCKEREL.

MAKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT A SPRING FESTIVAL TEA RECEPTION AND LUNCH HOSTED BY THE KUK.

HE SAID THAT LAST YEAR SAW CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE KUK AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

REMARKABLE PROGRESS WAS MADE ON THE SMALL VILLAGE HOUSE POLICY IN WHICH THE TA AND THE KUK REACHED AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE AND PROPOSALS HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR APPROVAL.

+THE PROPOSALS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ONCE THEY ARE APPROVED, +

MR AKERS-JONES SAID.

HE SAID TOWN PLANNERS HAD AGREED TO DRAW UP BLUE PRINTS FOR 50 VILLAGES IT WAS HOPED THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IN THESE VILLAGES AOULD BE IMPROVED.

+ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSULTANTS ARE NOW STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THE FORTH WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES,+ MR AKERS-JCHES SAID, AND +A STUDY ON THE NORTH EASTERN NE» TERRITORIES WILL ALSO BEGIN SHORTLY.+

AS FAR AS PRIVATE DEVELOPME'T PROJECTS WERE CONCER.ED GOVERNVENT WOULD GIVE THEM CONSIDERATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENSIS, HE SAID.