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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1991

JAN-APR

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

1991

JAN-APR

1990

INCREASE

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

66,694

62,867

3,827

6.1

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS )

(31.4%)

(35.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

145,873

114,009

31,864

27.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

212,567

76,876

35,691

20.2

IMPORTS

228,492

183,321

45,171

24.6

TRADE BALANCE

-15,925

-6,445

-9,480

MAY 90 TO

MAY 89 TO

INCREASE

LAST 12 MONTHS

APR 91

APR 90

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

HK$ MN

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

229,702

221,564

8,138

3.7

RE-EXPORTS

445,863

357,218

88,645

24.

8

TOTAL EXPORT'S

675,565

578,782

96,783

16.7

IMPORTS

687,702

568, 152

119,550

21.0

TRADE BALANCE

-12, 137

10.630

-22,767

ANTI-DUMPING TALKS IN U.S. ENDED WITHOUT AGREEMENT

TALKS IN THE

WITHOUT AGREEMENT.

UNITED STATES

MAN-MADE FIBRE SWEATERS FROM HONG

ON KONG

ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES AGAINST HAVE ENDED AFTER TWO DAYS

YESTERDAY

(FRIDAY),

WERE

BETWEEN

DEPUTY

CONSULTATIONS

THE TALKS, WHICH CONCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG AND U.S. GOVERNMENTS.

THE LEADER OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION,

FOOTMAN SAID THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE MR ROBERT HAD COVERED THE FULL RANGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING THE CASE.

VIEWS. BOTH SIDES "WE HAD A USEFUL EXCHANGE OF GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OTHER'S POSITION," HE SAID.

NOW HAVE A

THIS

"WE SAID THE FINDINGS AGAINST HONG KONG ALSO MADE CLEAR THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

то IMPORTANCE

BECAUSE OF PARTICULARLY CASE, IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR INDUSTRY.

WERE UNJUSTIFIED. WE GREAT ATTACHES

ITS ADVERSE

OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE U.S. WE WILL FURTHER ACTION WE MIGHT TAKE UNDER THE GATT ANTI-DUMPING CODE."

FURTHER ROUND "WE WILL NOW NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO SEEK A

ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT

THE CONSULTATIONS WERE ANTI-DUMPING CODE.

HELD

IN WASHINGTON UNDER THE

GATT

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