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SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1992

HK DELEGATION ATTENDS TEXTILES CONFERENCE IN SHANGHAI

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A DELEGATION OF TRADE OFFICIALS LED BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL TRADE, MR DONALD TSANG, HAS LEFT HONG KONG FOR SHANGHAI TO ATTEND 16TH COUNCIL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL TEXTILES AND CLOTHING BUREAU (ITCB).

THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD FROM TOMORROW THE END OF THE WEEK.

(MONDAY) TILL

THE ITCB, THE GENEVA-BASED ORGANISATION OF TEXTILES-EXPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, PROVIDES THE FORUM FOR ITS 22 MEMBERS, INCLUDING HONG KONG, TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND CO-ORDINATE ACTIONS ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING.

"THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO EVALUATE THE STATE OF THE URUGUAY ROUND MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS, IN PARTICULAR THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING,

TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN. SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

"THE MEETING COMES AT A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER THE POSITION OF THE URUGUAY ROUND AND THE EXPIRY OF THE MULTI-FIBRE ARRANGEMENT (MFA) AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, tr THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

WILL BE COMING FROM

OTHER DELEGATIONS ATTENDING THE MEETING ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, KOREA, MACAU, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, AND URUGUAY.

TURKEY

POLICE DOGS VITAL IN CRIME FIGHTING

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THE ROLE OF POLICE DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS ARE GETTING IMPORTANT. THE FORCE NOW HAS AN AVERAGE OF 60 ARREST CASES A MONTH IN WHICH POLICE DOGS ARE DEPLOYED, COMPARED WITH SIX CASES FIVE YEARS AGO. MORE IMPORTANT, ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF POLICE DOGS AND HANDLERS ARE MAINTAINING WATCH AND WARD COMMITMENTS ON THE STREETS.

"WE ARE RECEIVING TWO COMPLIMENTS A MONTH FROM REGIONAL COMMANDERS OR OTHER FORMATION COMMANDERS,

T SAID CLIFF LAMBURN, HEAD OF THE POLICE DOG UNIT.

"POLICE DOGS AND HANDLERS ARE NOW PLAYING A MAJOR PART IN PREVENTING CRIME. THEIR PATROLS AND PRESENCE OUTSIDE GOLDSMITH SHOPS OR BANKS HAVE A FRIGHTENING EFFECT ON THOSE WHO WANT TO COMMIT CRIME."

/ECHOING MR