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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1991

TURKISH REPUBLIC COMPLETES COTTON DUMPING INVESTIGATION

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REPUBLIC

TRADE

DEPARTMENT

HAS

HAS

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THE

RECEIVED INFORMATION

TRADE OF THE TURKISH UNDERSECRETARIAT FOR THE TREASURY AND FOREIGN

THAT AND DECIDED COMPLETED ITS INVESTIGATION

IMPORTS OF WOVEN FABRIC ANTI-DUMPING DUTY SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON

MORE BY WEIGHT

THAT

THE

NO

OF

OF COTTON)

It MR ALAN LAI,

PER CENT OR COTTON (CONTAINING ORIGINATING FROM HONG KONG.

"WE WELCOME THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES' DECISION, DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

"WE HAVE

ΤΟ YET

RECEIVE THE

GAZETTE TURKISH OFFICIAL

WE ARE ALWAYS CONVINCED ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION.

OF HONG KONG THAT GIVEN HONG KONG'S OPEN ECONOMY AND THE SMALL SIZE COMPANIES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW A HONG KONG COMPANY COULD DUMP.

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ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES INITIATED THE

DECEMBER 12 LAST YEAR. ABOUT 10 AGAINST HONG KONG ON

HONG KONG COMPANIES WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROCEEDING.

A TURKISH INVESTIGATION TEAM VISITED HONG KONG IN OCTOBER

INVESTIGATION IN RESPECT OF TWO YEAR AND CONDUCTED ON-SITE DENIM MANUFACTURERS.

THIS LOCAL

:

WAS IN CLOSE THROUGHOUT THE PROCEEDING, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT

CONCERNED AND ENCOURAGED TOUCH WITH THE EXPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTIGATION TO PROVE THEIR INNOCENCE.

OFFICE IN BRUSSELS STAFF OF THE HỌNG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE HAVD TRAVELLED TO ANKARA TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS CASE.

"WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE EFFORTS OF BOTH THE INDUSTRY GOVERNMENT HAVE BORNE FRUIT IN THE PRESENT CASE," MR LAI SAID.

AND THE

LEGCO TO DEBATE MOTION ON ORGANISED CRIME WHITE BILL

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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL ASK A

THE BILLS AT THREE AND CONSIDER QUESTIONS WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 18).

TOTAL OF 16 COUNCIL'S MEETING

ON

THE

READINGS,

BE

AND BILLS, ΤΟ THREE

FIRST ARE THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND THE CRIMES [TORTURE) BILL.

INTRODUCED

FOR

SECOND

1991,

DEBATES ON THEM WILL BE ADJOURNED.

IN ADDITION, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES WILL MOTION UNDER THE TELEPHONE ORDINANCE.

MOVE A

/THE SECRETARY