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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1989

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MR SZE SAID THE GATT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE WAS TASKED BY TRADE MINISTERS LAST DECEMBER IN MONTREAL TO RESOLVE THE DIFFERENCES REMAINING IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND SAFEGUARDS.

"THE BREAKING OF THE LOG-JAM ON ALL FOUR SUBJECTS MEETING WILL ENABLE THE URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATIONS TO MOVE WHICH IS MOST ENCOURAGING, HE SAID.

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AT THIS FORWARD,

ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING, MR SZE SAID: "WE ARE GLAD THAT WE NOW HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON THE BASIS FOR FURTHER MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS.

"IT IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE EXPORTING AND IMPORTING COUNTRIES, BUT IT CONTAINS ELEMENTS WHICH IN OUR VIEW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS OF BRINGING BACK THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING SECTOR UNDER GATT RULES AND DISCIPLINES AND LIBERALISING THE TEXTILE TRADE."

MR SZE SAID THE

TWO-FOLD.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MID-TERM REVIEW WAS

"FIRSTLY, THE REVIEW HAS LAID OUT THE ROAD-MAPS FOR THE COURSE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE URUGUAY ROUND.

"SECONDLY, IT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE IMPORTANCE ATTACHED BY PARTICIPANTS OF THE URUGUAY ROUND то THE PRESERVATION AND STRENGTHENING OF THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM UNDER THE GATT TO COMBAT GROWING PROTECTIONISM AND TO REDUCE TENSION IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATIONS.

"THIS IS REFLECTED IN PARTICULAR BY THE AGREEMENTS ON SAFEGUARDS AND ON TRADE-RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS"

SWAC MEMBERS ON FIELD VISITS

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MEMBERS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MONDAY) VISITED A NUMBER OF WELFARE FACILITIES PROVIDING CHILD CARE SERVICES.

(SWAC) TODAY FAMILY AND

LED BY EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS ROSANNA TAM, SWAC MEMBERS FIRST VISITED THE SALVATION ARMY WAN CHAI CRECHE IN WOOD ROAD, WAN CHAT.

THEY WERE BRIEFED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALFRED CHUI, ON OVERALL SERVICES ON DAY CRECHES WHICH PROVIDED DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN AGED BELOW TWO WHOSE PARENTS WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE CARE FOR THEM DURING THE DAY.

/THEY WERE