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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1989

WITH THE

PRESENT

ITS

"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH INDUSTRY TO ENSURE THAT IT IS GIVEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO CASE TO THE U.S. AUTHORITIES.

THE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

BE INVOLVED IN REVIEWING

AND

THE

THE

TWO U.S. AGENCIES. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, WILL PETITION.

DEPARTMENT

SUFFICIENT

"THE PROCEDURES ARE COMPLICATED, BUT IN ESSENCE THE OF COMMERCE AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION MUST DECIDE WITHIN

BRING FILED WHETHER THERE ARE 45 DAYS OF THE PETITION GROUNDS TO JUSTIFY AN INVESTIGATION," MR JACKSON EXPLAINED.

AND

MANUFACTURERS SELECTED

WILL BE ASKED BY

IN THE EVENT OF AN INVESTIGATION, EXPORTERS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE KNITWEAR IN HONG KONG THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO COMPLETE DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRES ON THEIR PRODUCTION COSTS AND SALES PRICES.

WOULD KONG MAN-MADE

A FINDING THAT SWEATERS ARE SOLD AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE MEAN AN ADDITIONAL DUTY PAYABLE ON ALL IMPORTS OF HONG FIBRE SWEATERS INTO THE UNITED STATES.

IN 1988, HONG KONG EXPORTED ABOUT 1.25 MILLION FIBRE SWEATERS TO THE UNITED STATES.

DOZEN MAN-MADE

TANDING COMMITTEE VISITS DISCIPLINED SERVICES AT AIRPORT

ON DISCIPLINED

SERVICES

MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TODAY (SATURDAY) SAW FIRST-HAND THE WORK OF "HE DISCIPLINED SERVICES AT THE AIRPORT DURING A VISIT TO TAK.

KAI

POLICE SUB- MR WILFRED ANTHONY

LED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE'S COMMITTEE, MR MARTIN BARROW, THE OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDED CHAN; MR ANTHONY CHEUNG; MR CHOW CHUN-FAI; MRS MIRIAM LAY; MR NEOH AND MR BRIAN RENWICK.

AND THEY FIRST VISITED THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

BY THE CHIEF WERE

ON THE VARIOUS OPERATIONS OF THE RHKAAF BRIEFED STAFF OFFICER, MR JOHN SHAWCROSS.

THE

COMMITTEE

MEMBERS WERE EXPANSION PROGRAMME OF THE RHKAAF.

ALSO BRIEFED

ON

THE

ROLE AND

AT THE AIRPORT FIRE CONTINGENT, COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAW A DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE FIRE-FIGHTING APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT. WERE BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE TWO FIRE STATIONS IN THE THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER (HEADQUARTERS COMMAND), MR RAY JOHNSTON.

THEY

AIRPORT

BY

AT THE