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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1990

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TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ AND KUWAIT IMPLEMENTED

MANDATORY TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ AND KUWAIT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN HONG KONG WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AS A RESULT OF A UNITED KINGDOM ORDER IN COUNCIL MADE UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS ACT

1945.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE ORDER HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF A MANDATORY UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IMPOSING SUCH SANCTIONS.

UK ORDER ON MANDATORY TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ/KUWAIT

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM ORDER IN COUNCIL ON MANDATORY TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ AND KUWAIT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:

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'THE ORDER BANS IMPORT INTO HONG KONG OF ALL COMMODITIES AND PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM IRAQ AND KUWAIT AFTER AUGUST 6, 1990.

"UNDER THE ORDER NO PERSON SHALL MAKE OR CARRY OUT ANY CONTRACT FOR THE EXPORT OF ANY GOODS FROM EITHER IRAQ OR KUWAIT OR DO ANY ACT WHICH WOULD PROMOTE, OR IS CALCULATED TO PROMOTE, SUCH EXPORTS FROM IRAQ OR KUWAIT.

"THE ORDER ALSO BANS EXPORTS OF ALL GOODS AND COMMODITIES HONG KONG TO IRAQ OR KUWAIT.

FROM

THIS ORDER

"ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF AN OFFENCE AGAINST SHALL BE LIABLE TO IMPRISONMENT FOR UP TO TWO YEARS OR TO A FINE OF TWO THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING OR ITS EQUIVALENT.

"THIS ORDER PROHIBITS ANY SHIP OR AIRCRAFT REGISTERED

IN HONG KONG AND ANY LAND TRANSPORT VEHICLE WITHIN HONG KONG FROM CARRYING ANY GOODS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE ORDER.

"APPLICATIONS FOR PERMISSION TO BE EXEMPTED FROM THE PROHIBITIONS CONTAINED IN THE ORDER MAY BE MADE то THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, 15TH FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, 5 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. IT SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE RECOGNISED THAT IT FEW DAYS BEFORE ANY EXEMPTIONS CAN BE GRANTED AS IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MADE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS."

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