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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1987

EARLIER THIS YEAR, HONG KONG CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES ON THE TARIFF IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHANGE AND AGREED ON AN OVERALL TARIFF-NEUTRAL ADJUSTMENT.

THE SERIES OF CONSULTATIONS JUST COMPLETED HAS DEALT IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW SYSTEM FOR CATEGORISING TEXTILES AND UNDER THE HK/U.S. BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT.

WITH THE CLOTHING

THE ALLOCATION OF TEXTILES QUOTA WILL PROCEED AS NORMAL ABOUT MID-DECEMBER.

SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL BEGINS

ABOUT 7,000 RESIDENTS ENJOYED THEMSELVES TONIGHT

(MONDAY) AT

THE OPENING CEREMONY/VARIETY SHOW OF THE 1987 SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL HELD AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MISS LYDIA DUNN, SAID THAT THE "DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION" THEME OF THE FESTIVAL IN FACT COINCIDED WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY AND FOLLOWED THE PACE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY,

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"DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN GENERALLY RECOGNISED AND ACCEPTED BY THE PUBLIC AND HAS MADE NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS, MISS DUNN REMARKED.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE DISTRICT BOARDS, AREA COMMITTEES AND CONCERNED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAD BEEN ABLE TO REFLECT THE VIEWS OF RESIDENTS OF RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS EFFECTIVELY, SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD FORMULATE POLICIES ACCORDING TO THE WISH OF THE PUBLIC.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 60 PROGRAMMES TO BE HELD AT VARIOUS VENUES DURING THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 20.

PROGRAMME PAMPHLETS FOR THE DISTRICT AVAILABLE AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.

NOW

AT

FESTIVAL ARE

39 TONKIN STREET,

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