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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1989
THE
THE ALTHOUGH
DEPARTMENT'S STATISTICS DID NOT PROVIDE A BREAKDOWN BELOW THE AGE OF 18, MR CHAU SAID THEY DID SHOW THAT OF 61 AND 20 PERSONS MENTIONED ABOVE, ONLY 10 AND FOUR RESPECTIVELY BELOW THE AGE OF 16.
WERB
TO
CHAU
ON THE RECOMMENDATION THAT LEGISLATION SHOULD BE INTRODUCED
UNDER
MR PROHIBIT THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS
18, SAID A DECISION ON THIS WOULD BE MADE FOLLOWING A PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE WHICH WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
THE RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE HONG KONG
STATUTORY BODY COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH, A
WHICH ADVISES THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS RELATED TO SMOKING AND HEALTH.
GOVT FIRM IN OBSERVING GATT RULES
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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRM INTENTION TO CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADING EXAMPLE OF AN OPEN MARKET OBSERVING THE RULES OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE TO THE FULL, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, ASSURED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PAUL CHENG. MR JACOBS SAID IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GATT, THERE WAS A BROADLY ACCEPTED MEANING OF THE TERMS "UNFAIR PRACTICES" AND "RETALIATION" AS FAR AS TRADE IN GOODS WAS CONCERNED.
THESE PRACTICES REFERRED BASICALLY TO ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENTS RATHER THAN OF INDIVIDUALS OR FIRMS, MR JACOBS SAID.
HE SAID.
"WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH UNFAIR PRACTICES IN HONG KONG,
"TRADE IN SERVICES NATURE, MR JACOBS CONTINUED.
IS, OF COURSE, ENTIRELY DIFFERENT IN
HE POINTED OUT THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO
RELEVANT MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT IN EXISTENCE, THERE
AS YET NO ACCEPTED MEANING OF "UNFAIR PRACTICES" IN TERMS OF SERVICES.
WAS
MR JACOBS ASSURED MEMBERS THAT EFFORTS WERE UNDER WAY IN THE URUGUAY ROUND TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT ON SERVICES.
"WE SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS,
HE SAID, ADDING THAT HONG KONG AN EXCELLENT RECORD IN THE SERVICES FIELD.
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