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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1983

TEXTILE ACCORD REACHED WITH SWEDEN

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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR JUSTIN YUE, TODAY (THURSDAY) RELEASED AN OUTLINE OF HONG KONG'S NEW TEXTILE AGREEMENT WITH SWEDEN, WHICH RUNS FOR FOUR YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1983.

+IT IS STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES, SAID MR YUE.

+ THE NEW AGREEMENT IS IN SOME WAY MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THE PRESENT ONE, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF GROWTH AND FLEXIBILITY.

+AT THE SAME TIME THE NEW AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR MOVEMENT OF QUOTAS FROM UNDER-UTILISED CATEGORIES TO FULLY-UTILISED CATEGORIES, AND FOR SHIPMENT OF CHILDREN'S WEAR AT A MORE FAVOURABLE RATE THAN ADULTS' WEAR,+ HE SAID.

+ IF THE PROVISIONS IN THE NEW AGREEMENT ARE FULLY EXPLOITED, HONG KONG HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE ITS EXPORTS TO SWEDEN,+ MR YUE ADDED.

THE NEW AGREEMENT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TODAY,

FULL DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SIR PHILIP VISITS BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, TODAY VISITED THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

ARRIVING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS IN MURRAY BUILDING, SIR PHILIP WAS MET BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT, MR JOSEPH LEI, AND THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR, MR HUGH MCATEER,

FOLLOWING A BRIEFING GIVEN BY MR LEI AND MR MCATEER ON THE WORK OF THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE AND THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, SIR PHILIP SAW A MINI-EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF THE TWO OFFICES WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF MODELS, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING MAJOR CULTURAL AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENTS AND PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SAMPLES FOR PRIVATE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT.

/SIR PHILIP