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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1934

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GOVERNOR RETURNING TOMORROW

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL RETURN FROM PEKING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTER ATTENDING THE LATEST ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

SIR EDWARD WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT BA 20, ETA 7.45 PM.

HK ACTS FURTHER ON U.S. TEXTILE MOVE

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HONG KONG'S COMMISSIONER IN NEW YORK, MR WILLIAM DORWARD, HAS GONE TO WASHINGTON FOR TALKS WITH CONGRESSMEN ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMERICAN ORIGIN RULES ON TEXTILES IMPORTS WHICH, IF IMPLEMENTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, WILL CAUSE GREAT HARDSHIP IN HONG KONG.

WHILE IN WASHINGTON, MR DORWARD WILL ALSO HAVE TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RETAIL INDUSTRY TRADE ACTION COALITION, AN ORGANISATION OF THE RETAIL TRADE GROUPS FORMED TO PRESS FOR FREER INTERNATIONAL TRADE. THE COALITION COMPRISES CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF RETAIL FIRMS AND NATIONAL RETAIL ASSOCIATIONS.

MR DORWARD WILL PRESENT HONG KONG'S CASE AND SEEK TO OBTAIN THE IR SUPPORT.

HE WILL ALSO MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER ORGANISATIONS, AND WILL SPEND JUST OVER A WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOOTMAN THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON CHAIRED A BRIEFING SESSION FOR FIVE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF HONG KONG ORIGIN.

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REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE INDIAN CHAMBER OF

WERE COMMERCE AND THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BRIEFED ON THE PROPOSED U.S. ORIGIN RULES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.

SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENT LATER MET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION TO BRIEF THEM ABOUT THE POSITION.

THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD (TEXTAB) WILL HOLD A MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO REVIEW DEVELOPMENTS AND TO ADVISE ON THE FORTHCOMING CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS AND AMERICAN TEXTILE NEGOTIATORS.

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