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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1983

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GATT ACCEPTS PANEL REPORT

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THE COUNCIL OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT) YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) ACCEPTED WITHOUT RESERVATION ITS PANEL'S REPORT ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS MAINTAINED BY FRANCE ON QUARTZ WATCHES AND OTHER PRODUCTS EXPORTED BY HONG KONG.

*WE ARE DELIGHTED AT THE OUTCOME, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD. SAID. +THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE PANEL, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATION THAT FRANCE TERMINATES THE RESTRICTIONS. WE NOW AWAIT INFORMATION FROM FRANCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECISION, HE SAID.

TUEN MUN BOARD MEETING ON FRIDAY

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LAYOUT PLANS FOR DEVELOPING THREE SITES IN TUEN MUN, TOTALLING AN AREA OF 38 HECTARES, WILL BE TABLED FOR DISCUSSION AT THE DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON FRIDAY MORNING (JULY 15).

TWO SITES, LOCATED SOUTH OF SAN HUI, WILL BE FOR A VILLAGE RESITE AREA, WHILE THE OTHER NEAR SAN SHING HUT WILL BE FOR A SITTING-OUT AREA AND A PLAYGROUND.

MEMBERS' VIEW WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED NEW ROAD LINKING THE EXISTING ROAD LEADING TO LAM TEI QUARRY WITH THE WESTERN LAM TEI QUARRY EXTENSION AREA,

THE GROWING POPULARITY OF CYCLING ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE A BRIEFING ON THE REPORT +A PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION IN HONG KONG+ AND PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES.

SOME SEATS HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS, AND ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND SHOULD TELEPHONE THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT AT 0-843801.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 15) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF FOOK YICK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, SAN ON CIRCUIT.

A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE, AM 5797, WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8,50 AM FOR TUEN MUN.

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