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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1987

TOMORROW, LORD GLENARTHUR WILL VISIT SHA TIN TO LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN AND ITS HOUSING PROGRAMME. HE WILL ALSO TOUR A KNITWEAR FACTORY AND A CONTAINER TERMINAL IN KWAI CHUNG.

THE MINISTER WILL THEN ATTEND A TEA RECEPTION TO BE HOSTED THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND A DINNER BY OMELCO MEMBERS.

BY

NOTE TO EDITORS:

LORD GLENARTHUR WILL BE STARTING HIS TOUR OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA AND THE TOWN HALL AT 10.30 AM TOMORROW BEFORE PROCEEDING TO MEI LAM ESTATE. TWO PRESS COACHES WILL BE LEAVING FOR SHA ΤΙΝ FROM THE CGO CARPARK AT 9.15 AM. PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE ADVISED ΤΟ BRING ALONG

TELEPHOTO LENSES.

TEXTILE BILL STILL HAS MAJOR HURDLES TO CLEAR

TRADE ACT THE TEXTILES AND APPAREL

1987 STILL HAS A LONG

THE LEGISLATIVE ROAD TO TRAVEL ALTHOUGH IT HAS PASSED

UNITED STATES SAID HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MICHAEL SZE, TODAY (THURSDAY).

"THE PASSAGE IS NOT UNEXPECTED, AND ALTHOUGH THE SENATE, WHICH THE BILL EVENTUALLY, STILL HAS TO CONSIDER THE BILL, MAY ALSO PASS

HE ADDED. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT IT MAY NOT BECOME LAW,

"PRESIDENT REAGAN

STANCE AGAINST

HAD

ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS REITERATED HIS LEGISLATION, AND THE US TRADE

YEUTTER, HAD

THAT SAID

THE

CLAYTON

PROTECTIONIST REPRESENTATIVE, AMBASSADOR PRESIDENT WOULD NOT SIGN THE BILL.

"THE BILL WAS PASSED WITH 263 VOTES FOR AND 156 VOTES THE RESULT OF THE VOTING IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT FALLS

A POSSIBLE TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY TO OVERRIDE

AGAINST.

SHORT OF A PRESIDENTIAL VETO," HE

SAID.

MR SZE