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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1991

GOVT CONCERNED OVER EC ANNOUNCEMENT * * * * * *

CONFIRMED

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HONG KONG TO GATT,

ΤΟ THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MR JOSEPH W.P. WONG, HAD SENT A LETTER

OF THE GATT, MR A. DUNKEL, IN GENEVA EXPRESSING THE SERIOUS CONCERN

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE INTENTION LONG KONG GOVERNMENT OVER THE SUDDEN

TREAT HONG KONG AS A LESS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) NOT DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE GATT.

HONG KONG

THE

CONSIDERED GOVERNMENT

WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE SHOULD NOT TAKE

MR WONG SAID THE COMMUNICATION FROM THE EC WAS INCONSISTENT PUNTA DEL ESTE DECLARATION THAT A CONTRACTING PARTY ANY MEASURE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO IMPROVE ITS NEGOTIATING POSITION.

WOULD BE TAKING

HE ALSO STATED THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT UP THIS MATTER WITH THE EC THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS AND REQUESTED

PARTICIPANTS IN THE THAT THE LETTER BE CIRCULATED TO OTHER

URUGUAY

ROUND.

NEW MEMBER APPOINTED TO SFC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

TO THE

ΤΟ THE ADVISORY

(SFC) COMMISSION

FROM SECRETARY FOR MONETARY

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR ZHOU ZHEN-XING COMMITTEE

SECURITIES AND FUTURES

THE YEAR, TODAY (FRIDAY) TO MAY 31 NEXT AFFAIRS, MR DAVID NENDICK, SAID.

MEMBERS, NAMELY

DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE

AT PRESIDE

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THE

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISES 15 GOVERNOR-APPOINTED MARKET MEMBERS, TWO SFC

AND THE APPOINTED BY SFC

CHAIRMAN OF SFC WHO WILL COMMITTEE'S MEETINGS.

ARE DRAWN THE MARKET MEMBERS

FROM A CROSS-SECTION OF THE INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONS SECURITIES

AND ADVISE THE

ON SFC MATTERS OF POLICY AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MR NENDICK SAID.

BRANCH)

MR REPLACES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

ZHANG

GENERAL MANAGER OF THE BANK OF MR ZHOU, THE

XUE-YAO WHO HAS

CHINA (HONG RESIGNED

FROM

KONG THE

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