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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1988
THAT MR MACLEOD NOTED
OF CLOTHING,
HONG ALTHOUGH
THE ENVIRONMENT
KONG
LARGEST EXPORTER MANUFACTURERS OPERATED WAS A DIFFICULT ONE.
THEY HAD TO OPERATE
PROTECTIONIST
AGAINST A BACKGROUND
MEASURES FROM GROWING THREATS OF INCREASING COMPETITION FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.
THE
WAS
WORLD'S IN WHICH CLOTHING
OF RISING COSTS, MAJOR MARKETS AND
QUALITY OF THEIR "THEY MUST CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO UPGARDE THE
AND PRODUCTION
MARKETING
AND IMPROVE THEIR
TECHNIQUES, PRODUCTS, INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY, IF THEY ARE TO MAINTAIN THEIR COMPETITIVENESS, HE SAID.
..
GOVERNMENT
RECOGNISED THAT
AND CLOTHING
HAD IT TEXTILES INDUSTRIES
AN
то
THE MR MACLEOD SAID IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING THE OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO GROWTH.
COMBAT "WHILE THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED TO DO ALL IT CAN TO
WE ARE THE THREAT OF PROTECTIONIST MEASURES IN OUR OVERSEAS MARKETS, ALSO KEEN TO REMOVE OTHER MORE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO EXPANSION CLOTHING INDUSTRY," HE ADDED.
BY THE
HK WORKS HARD TO LIBERALISE WORLD TRADE
ROUND HONG KONG IS WORKING HARD IN THE GATT'S CURRENT URUGUAY
IMPROVE OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TO LIBERALISE WORLD TRADE,
IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADING MARKET ACCESS AND STRENGTHEN DISCIPLINE SYSTEM, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MICHAEL SZE, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
TO THE CHINESE ASSOCIATION COMPANIES, MR SZE SAID ANY INTENSIFICATION OF
IN A SPEECH
WOULD AFFECT
GENERALLY.
PROSPECTS FOR HONG
KONG'S
OF DEPOSIT-TAKING PROTECTIONIST MEASURES EXPORTS AND WORLD TRADE
"PROTECTIONISM ABOUNDS
-
TARIFFS
BUT
IN
ARRANGEMENTS;
OBSCURE
FORM OF NOT ONLY IN THE
RESTRAINTS; ORDERLY MARKETING 'VOLUNTARY' EXPORT
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; AND
QUOTAS
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
GUIDANCE," HE SAID.
ON THE
TRADE PROSPECTS
1988, FOR
MR
SZE
NOTED
THAT THE
FINANCIAL SECRETARY HAS FORECAST AN OVERALL INCREASE DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ONLY SIX PER CENT.
IN HONG KONG'S
"WITHIN THIS FIGURE, THE OUTLOOK HE SAID.
TWO MARKETS: JAPAN AND CHINA,
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RELATIVELY
BRIGHTER FOR
/HE SAID
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