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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1989

EXERCISE, WE

SHALL OBSERVE

STRICT

"THROUGHOUT THIS CONFIDENTIALITY OVER THE DETAILS OF EACH APPLICATION.

BE

ABLE

TO SUBMIT

A

"THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY EXPECTS TO RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN THE SUMMER OF 1989."

DARWIN CHEN DESIGNATED MEMBER OF LAND COMMISSION

IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT MR DARWIN CHEN, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR GENERAL DUTIES, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH SIDE OF THE LAND COMMISSION WITH EFFECT FROM MARCH 1, 1989,

HE WILL REPLACE MR DONALD TSANG.

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GOVT REPRESENTATIONS TO EC ON ANTI-DUMPING CASE

то THE

THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE FORMAL WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE HONG KONG MANUFACTURERS INVOLVED IN THE VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE ANTI-DUMPING CASE.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR STUART HARBINSON, SAID THE DETAILS OF THE SUBMISSION ARE CONFIDENTIAL.

HOWEVER IT CONTESTS THE ALLEGATIONS OF DUMPING AND INJURY ΤΟ EUROPEAN INDUSTRY CONTAINED IN THE COMMISSION REGULATION DATED DECEMBER 23, 1988 WHICH ANNOUNCED PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES RANGING FROM 8.1 PER CENT TO 59.3 PER CENT ON HONG KONG COMPANIES.

THE SUBMISSION ALSO FOCUSSES ON THE HIGH LEVEL OF RESIDUAL DUTY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAS CRITICISED IN THE PAST.

THE FORMAL SUBMISSION TO

THE EUROPEAN COMM199ION FOLLOWS A PERIOD OF STEPPED UP ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF HONG KONG OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE CASE.

OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS MR HARBINSON HAD VISITED BRUSSELS AND HELD INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT STAFF BASED THERE AND THE TRADE POLICY AND LEGAL CONSULTANTS RECENTLY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

/INFORMAL TALKS