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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1988

SIR DAVID ALSO

REFERRED

то THE

SCHEME

PEDAL OF PROVIDING

GOOD ONE WHICH THE

CYCLING FACILITIES IN SAI KUNG, SAYING IT WAS A VERY COULD BE DEVELOPED IN OTHER COUNTRY PARKS IF THE SCHEME WORKED IN DISTRICT.

ASKED

WHETHER

WOULD THERE

BE

REHOUSING ANY SPECIAL MILL, SIR DAVID SAID THEY ARRANGEMENTS FOR RESIDENTS AT RENNIE'S

WERE MADE FOR WOULD BE REHOUSED UNDER THE NORMAL ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ANY REHOUSING RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMMES.

THE WITHIN

FRAMEWORK OF THE NORMAL

HE ADDED.

"THEY HAVE TO BE DEALT POLICY IN DISCUSSION WITH THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA,

AGRICULTURE ISSUE PUTS USEFUL GATT RESULTS AT RISK

ΤΟ HONG USEFUL RESULTS IN A NUMBER OF AREAS OF INTEREST

ON TRADE IN AGRICULTURE AT WERE PUT AT RISK BY THE STALEMATE LATEST ROUND OF TRADE NEGOTIATIONS HELD IN MONTREAL.

HAMISH MACLEOD, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR LED THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WHICH RETURNED AT THE WEEKEND, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

KONG

THE

WHO

THIS

INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS,

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENTS FUNCTIONING

IN MR MACLEOD SAID THAT

A WEEK OF WHICH TOWARDS THE END WENT ON ROUND THE CLOCK, WERE REACHED ON TARIFFS, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, SERVICES AND OF THE GATT SYSTEM.

A GOOD OUTCOME FOR HONG

"THIS ALONE WOULD HAVE REPRESENTED KONG, GIVEN OUR DESIRE TO SEE THE GATT STRENGTHENED,

HE SAID.

"OUR TEAM WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS, INCLUDING BEING MEMBERS OF MOST OF THE KEY SMALL DRAFTING GROUPS,

ENCOURAGED BY

OBTAINING

THAT ANY

OUR SUCCESS

PARTICULARLY

IN CONSIDERABLE BATTLE) EXPLICIT WORDING TO ENSURE OF A DISPUTE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GATT.

TO SOME

AND WE WERE A

(AFTER SKTTLENENT

"I WOULD HAVE TO CONFESS

DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THESE DECISION TO ACHIEVEMENTS WERE IN EFFECT MADE ONLY PROVISIONAL BY THE DEFER THE OUTCOME UNTIL ALL SUBJECTS ARE READY TO ADVANCE TOGETHER."

THAT

SOME

UN MADE

THE PROPERTY

PROGRESS WAS MR MACLEOD SAID

ALSO COMPLEX NEW SUBJECT OF TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL

RIGHTS.

"THIS IS