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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1987

NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR US BOUND SHIPMENTS

AGREEMENT COVERING SAMPLES HAD BEEN WILL TAKE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT A NEW ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE HK/USA TEXTILES EXPORT OF PERSONAL SHIPMENTS AND MARKED COMMERCIAL AGREED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE USA. THE NEW ARRANGEMENT EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1988.

UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT:

(A)

(I)

(II)

APPAREL PRODUCTS,

INCLUDING

BUT OR LESS,

BONA EXCLUDING

ΤΟ THE USA FOR THE

NOT AND

FOR RESALE,

ALL TEXTILES AND FIDE GIFTS VALUED AT US$50 SUITS UNDER (B) BELOW, EXPORTED PERSONAL USE OF THE REGARDLESS OF VALUE; AND

IMPORTER

USA OF

MARKED PROPERLY EXPORTS TO THE SAMPLE SHIPMENTS VALUED AT US$250 OR LESS;

COMMERCIAL

SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO QUOTA OR EXPORT AUTHORISATION.

HAS

(B) EXPORTS OF WOOL, MAN-MADE FIBRE AND SILK BLEND

VEGETABLE FIBRES SUITS TO THE

SHIPPED BE FUTURE MUST IN

BEEN CREATED CATEGORY AND ADDITIONAL QUOTA HAS BEEN SUCH EXPORTS.

AND

USA, REGARDLESS

A UNDER QUOTA.

FOR MADE-TO-MEASURE PROVIDED TO HONG

OTHER OF VALUE QUOTA NEW

SUITS

KONG FOR

(C)

PERSONAL SHIPMENTS OF SUITS ACCOMPANYING THE TRAVELLER THE USA, REGARDLES OF VALUE, QUOTA OR EXPORT AUTHORISATION.

ΤΟ

SHALL

BE NOT

SUBJECT

ΤΟ

CONTROL QUOTA

THE DETAILS

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT WILL SOON ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS IN A NOTICE TO EXPORTERS. AS REGARDS ALLOCATION OF

MADE-TO-MEASURE SUITS, IN THE NEWLY CREATED CATEGORY COVERING TRADE DEPARTMENT WILL CONSULT THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.

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