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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1988

IN

FORMER

AFTER HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG NUMBER OF BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING KONG, THE

MR 1981,

IP WORKED IN A RADIO TFLEVISION HONG HOME AFFAIRS

CITY AND BRANCH, ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS, AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.

NEW TERRITORIES

WAS

IN 1982, HE WAS ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF TUEN MUN AND

TO THE DISTRICT INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. LATER HE WAS POSTED LANDS OFFICE, TUEN MUN AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, LANDS.

MR IP

RECENTLY

RETURNED

FROM

TWO-YEAR POSTING AS FIRST SECRETARY OF TRADE OFFICE IN WASHINGTON D.C.

THE UNITED STATES AFTER A THE HONG KUNG ECONOMIC AND

HK TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN URUGUAY ROUND

THE CURRENT HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN

AND TRADE (GATT), URUGUAY ROUND OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MICHAEL SZE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

MR SZE WAS ADDRESSING THE ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRMEN OF WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AT A LUNCHEON MEETING.

THE TUNG

IMPROVING MARKET

AT HE SAID THAT HONG KONG WOULD AIM

REVERSING PROTECTIONISM,

AND SYSTEM, PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING THE GATT ACCESS FOR ITS GOODS AND SERVICES IN THIS ROUND.

A CORNERSTONE OF WOULD POLITICALLY POWERFUL

HE STRESSED THAT HONG KONG REGARDED GATT AS THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM AND WITHOUT THE GATT, HONG KONG

PRESSURE FROM BE VULNERABLE TO TRADING PARTNERS.

LARGER,

MORE

SAFEGUARD ITS

SIGNIFICANT TRADING

THAT HONG KONG CAN "IT IS ONLY THROUGH GATT RIGHTS IN THE PURSUIT OF FREE TRADE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE GROWING PROTECTIONISM PRESSURE IN HONG KONG'S MAJOR PARTNERS, HE SAID.

THIS ROUND OF MR SZE POINTED OUT THAT IN

WAS KONG WANTED TO SEE A STRONGER CATT, ONE WHICH CONTRACTING PARTIES, AND TO SEEK IMPROVEMENT TO THE

ITS DISCIPLINE.

WANT TO

HON NEGOTIATION, RESPECTED BY ALI

GATT SYSTEM AND

SEE TEXTILES AND

CLOTHING

HE SAID.

"IN THIS CONNECTION, WE RETURN TO GATT UNDER STRENGTHENED DISCIPLINES,

/HE ALSO ****