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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1990

TABLE 2 RE-EXPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

JAN-JUNE 1990 (HKD MN.)

JAN-JUNE 1989 (HKD MN.)

INCREASE/

DECREASE (HKD MN.)

PERCENTAGE CHANGE

(%)

CHINA

102,393

81,989

+20,405

+ 25

JAPAN

19,189

20.322

- 1,133

6

TAIWAN

13,764

13,413

U.S.A.

12,429

11,069

351 + 1,360

+

3

+ 12

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

5,155

6,187

T

1,032

17

F. R. OF GERMANY

2.480

2,443

37

+

2

SINGAPORE

2,346

1,949

397

+ 20

FRANCE

2,265

1,914

+

351

+ 18

SWITZERLAND

2,226

1.901

325

+ 17

UNITED KINGDOM

2,112

1,812

300

+ 17

GOVT DISAPPOINTED OVER US ITC DECISION

*

A TRADE

DISAPPOINTMENT

STATES

EXPRESSED TRADE KONG

DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TODAY (THURSDAY}

UNITED AT THE

INTERNATIONAL MAN-MADE SWEATERS FROM HONG COMMISSION'S (ITC) DECISION THAT HAD CAUSED INJURY TO US PRODUCERS OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS.

INJURY BEEN

REPORT "WE ARE WAITING FOR A FULL

OF THE REASONS FOR THIS DECISION, BUT ON THE FACE OF IT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HONG KONG MAN-MADE SWEATERS WHICH HAVE SUBJECT TO RESTRAINT SINCE

1971, THE ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR ROBERT FOOTMAN, SAID.

"THE

WILL EXAMINE

THE

DEPARTMENT TRADE

OF DETAILS COMMISSION'S FINDING AND THE EARLIER ONE IN JULY BY THE DEPARTMENT COMMERCE OF DUMPING.

"IF

WE NECESSARY,

THE

OF

US CLOSELY WITH

THE

WILL TAKE THE MATTER UP WITH AUTHORITIES AND IN THIS REGARD WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK OUR INDUSTRY, HE SAID.

"I

THE ITC FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THE INJURY DETERMINATION BY

ANTI-DUMPING ORDER THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL ISSUE A FORMAL

FROM WITHIN SEVEN DAYS REQUIRING IMPORTERS OF MAN-MADE FIBRE SWEATERS

5.86 PER CENT IN HONG KONG TO PAY ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES AT A RATE OF THE MAJORITY OF CASES,

DEPARTMENT WITH THE FINDING OF DUMPING BY THE US

SUBJECT

SUCH IMPORTS HAVE BEEN SINCE LATE APRIL THIS YEAR.

OF COMMERCE

TO PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING

DUTIES

19

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