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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1985

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MR CHAIKIN CLAIMED THAT THE ACT WOULD PRESERVE FOR FOREIGN EXPORTERS AT LEAST 40 PER CENT OF THE AMERICAN MARKET, AND THAT THE LEGISLATION AIMED AT CONSERVING THE 1.7 MILLION REMAINING APPAREL AND TEXTILE JOBS.

HE ALSO ATTACKED UNCONSCIONABLY LOW WAGES IN THE FAR EAST +RANGING FROM 6 U.S. CENTS AN HOUR IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO A HIGH OF PERHAPS $1.18 IN HONG KONG+,

IN REPLY, MR DORWARD SAID THAT THE ACT +WOULD CUT BACK PRESENT LEGITIMATE LEVELS OF TRADE FROM MANY THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES BY UP TO 87 PER CENT, A DEVASTATING BLOW TO POOR ECONOMIES+.

HE ALSO TOOK ISSUE WITH MR CHAIKIN'S CHARGES OF UNFAIR COMPETITION BECAUSE POOR COUNTRIES PAID LOW WAGES. +I DARESAY IF THEY COULD MANDATE BEING RICH, THEY WOULD, BUT THEY CAN'T,+ MR DORWARD SAID.

POINTING OUT THAT EUROPEANS, ESPECIALLY THE ITALIANS, WERE INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE WITH ASIAN SUPPLIERS AND THAT THE EEC WAS THE MAIN SOURCE OF GROWTH IN U.S. TEXTILE IMPORTS, HE ASKED: +IS NOT THE 'YELLOW PERIL' ARGUMENT FOR THE TRAVAILS OF MR CHAIKIN'S CONSTITUENTS WEARING A LITTLE THIN?+

DB FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN EASTERN CAN NOW APPLY TO THE

EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

+THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT TO BE GRANTED, ALTHOUGH APPLICATIONS WILL BE VETTED BY THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, AND THE SUM, IF APPROVED, WILL DEPEND ON THE FUNDS AVAILABLE.+

+FOR ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, ORGANISERS WILL HAVE TO BEAR PART OF THE COSTS,+ HE SAID.

+THOSE WISHING TO APPLY FOR FUNDS TO ORGANISE FUNCTIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS TO THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SECRETARIAT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30,+ HE ADDED.

APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AT 880-886 KING'S ROAD, THE CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-OFFICE AT 9-11 WING HING STREET, THE SHAU KEI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT 243 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD, AND THE CHAI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT BLOCK 2, HING WAH ESTATE.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING BY THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT IN MID-OCTOBER.

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