WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1982
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THESE INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF METERED SUPPLY TO RESIDENTS ALONG CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN THE FOOTHILLS OF FEI NGO SHAN AND PIK UK FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE FEI NGO SHAN-TSENG LAN SHUE SUPPLY SYSTEM, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPORARY TREATMENT WORKS AT SAI KUNG, IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CHEUNG CHAU WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, EXTENSION WORKS TO THE TAI O WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND THE LAYING OF A SUBMARINE PIPELINE TO KAT O.
NEW WORKS ON THE LAMMA WATER SUPPLY SCHEME INCLUDE THE LAYING OF A SUBMARINE PIPELINE BETWEEN LAMMA AND HONG KONG ISLAND, THE CONSTRUCTION OF SERVICE RESERVOIRS AND THE LAYING OF DISTRIBUTION MAINS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF 1983 WHEN MAINS WATER SUPPLY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO 15 000 LAMMA RESIDENTS.
HONG KONG ACCEPTS MFA
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HONG KONG HAS FORMALLY ACCEPTED THE PROTOCOL EXTENDING THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA) FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS UNTIL JULY 31, 1986.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS HAD BEEN DONE BY THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT ON HONG KONG'S BEHALF IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE SENT TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE GATT ON JANUARY 21.
THE MFA PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK UNDER WHICH BILATERAL AGREEMENTS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES OF COTTON, MAN-MADE FIBRES AND WOOL, MAY BE NEGOTIATED. AT PRESENT HONG KONG HAS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH SIX OF ITS TRADING PARTNERS.
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