SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1984
U.S. WITHDRAWS EXPORT CALL
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAD WITHDRAWN ITS EXPORT AUTHORISATION CALL ON MAN-MADE FIBRE PULLOVER JACKETS (PART OF CATEGORY 659) FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON WHICH ENDED YESTERDAY.
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, THE DEPARTMENT WILL RESUME THE ISSUE
OF EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIS ITEM.
THIS WAS THE THIRD ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS HONG KONG HELD WITH THE UNITED STATES ON THIS CATEGORY AFTER IT WAS CALLED IN JUNE.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WAS LED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOOTMAN. HE WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DB'S TO DISCUSS WHITE PAPER ON HK ****
MEMBERS OF THREE DISTRICT BOARDS WILL BE HOLDING SEPARATE MEETINGS NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS THE WHITE PAPER ON HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
THEY ARE THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 8), THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 9), AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 12).
OPEN FORUM FOR CENTRAL-WESTERN RESIDENTS
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RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE IR DISTRICT BOARD AND EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON VARIOUS DISTRICT MATTERS AT AN OPEN FORUM TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THE FORUM, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND RADIO TELEVISIÓN HONG KONG, WILL START AT 3 PM IN CHATER GARDEN, CENTRAL.
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