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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1983

HONG KONG/NORWAY TEXTILES NEGOTIATIONS

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NEGOTIATIONS FOR A BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT WITH NORWAY ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 21 IN HONG KONG. THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY MR HAMISH MACLEOD, DIRECTOR OF TRADE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT WHEN THE PREVIOUS BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NORWAY EXPIRED AT THE END OF 1977, THE TWO SIDES FAILED TO CONCLUDE A NEW AGREEMENT. SINCE 1978 HONG KONG'S TEXTILES PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO NORWAY HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO GLOBAL IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OPERATED BY THE NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES.

NORWAY IS NOT AT PRESENT A MEMBER OF THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT. THE FORTHCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WILL HOWEVER BE HELD WITH A VIEW TO REACHING A BILATERAL AGREEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ARRANGEMENT.

LABOUR MP TO VISIT HONG KONG

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MR ROLAND MOYLE. LABOUR MP FOR LEWISHAM EAST, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FOR ABOUT A WEEK AT THE INVITATION OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

MR MOYLE, WHO IS THE LABOUR PARTY'S DEPUTY SPOKESMAN ON FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IS ARRIVING TOMORROW (APRIL 1) FOLLOWING A VISIT TO CHINA.

DURING HIS STAY HERE, MR MOYLE WILL MEET THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, URBAN COUNCILLORS AND JOURNALISTS.

THE FOLLOWING IS A BIOGRAPHY OF MR MOYLE:

MR ROLAND MOYLE. LABOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR LEWISHAM EAST IS THE LABOUR PARTY'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS SPOKESMAN.

MR MOYLE, SON OF THE LATE LORD MOYLE OF LLANIDLOES (FORMER MP), WAS BORN IN 1928 AND EDUCATED AT LLANIDLOES COUNTY SCHOOL: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES; TRINITY HALL CAMBRIDGE (WHERE HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY'S LABOUR CLUB IN 1953); AND GRAY'S INN. HE CARRIED OUT HIS NATIONAL SERVICE AS OFFICER OF THE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS. HE WAS LEGAL ASSISTANT OF THE WALES GAS BOARD FROM 1953 TO 1956.

MR MOYLE WAS CALLED TO THE BAR IN 1954 AND WAS THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS EXECUTIVE OF THE GAS COUNCIL FROM 1956 TO 1962; AND THE ELECTRICITY COUNCIL FROM 1962 TD 1966.

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