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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1986

THESE ITEMS WHICH COVER A RANGE OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING CERTAIN FABRICS, YARN, THREAD, MOTORS, WATCHES, ELECTRONIC PARTS AND COMPONENTS, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ETC, COMPLEMENT NEW ZEALAND'S OWN MANUFACTURING.

NEW ZEALAND'S TOTAL IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE ITEMS AMOUNTED TO NZ$73.4 MILLION (ABOUT HK$270 MILLION) IN 1984-85.

THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE HONG KONG FROM ⱭNEW ZEALAND'S GSP SCHEME COMES IN THE WAKE OF THAT COUNTRY S INTRODUCTION LAST YEAR OF A NEW POLICY ON GSP. UNDER THIS POLICY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH PER CAPITA GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP) AT OR ABOVE 70 PER CENT OF NEW ZEALAND'S OWN PER CAPITA GNP WILL BE GRADUATED FROM THE SCHEME,

A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING SINGAPORE, BRUNE J AND SAUDI ARABIA HAVE ALREADY BEEN GRADUATED FROM THE SCHEME UNDER THE NEW POLICY.

DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE LIST OF 92 ITEMS WILL BE CIRCULATED SHORTLY BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT.

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CUSTOMS STAFF HELP PROTECT TRADING IMAGE

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HONG KONG HAS TAKEN PARTICULAR CARE TO PROTECT ITS INTERNATIONAL TRADING IMAGE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF ITS TRADING SYSTEM, THE HEAD OF THE CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR JOHN HOWARD, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY)

SPEAKING AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE RETAIL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, MR HOWARD SAID THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED THAT THE INFRINGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDERMINED INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION.

HE SAID THE STRATEGY TO ATTACK COUNTERFEITING AND COPYRIGHT PIRACY IN HONG KONG WAS DIRECTED AT ALL LEVELS FROM RETAIL ING AT STREET LEVEL, LARGE AND SMALL ESTABLISHED RETAIL PREMISES, MANUFACTURING OUTLETS AND ON IMPORT AND EXPORT.

+ACTION IS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED OR SELF INITIATED THROUGH SURVEILLANCE AND INTELLIGENCE,+ HE SAID.

+SPECIAL ATTENTION IS ALSO PAID TO THE IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT GOODS AT ALL ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS BY THE 3 000 STRONG CUSTOMS OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT. +

/HE POINTED