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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1992

"THE FAMILY IS THE BASIC UNIT OF AND SUPPORT," SHE SAID.

SOCIETY OFFERING SUCH

CARE

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL CHILDREN CAN BE ADEQUATELY LOOKED BY THEIR FAMILIES, SHE ADDED.

AFTER

IS EMPOWERED BY THE LAW THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE REMOVE THESE CHILDREN TO A SAFE PLACE AND MAKE THEM HIS WARDS.

то

IT IS

IT

"ALTHOUGH THIS AREA CAN BE A MORAL AND LEGAL MINEFIELD,

CHILD CONCERNED SHOULD TAKE INDISPUTABLE THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE

IN ENGLISH WE CALL

THE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

'PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION', SHE SAID.

STATING

THE

H

IMPORTANCE

P

OF CHILDREN

WELFARE,

IMPRESSED BY THE VIGOUR AND DEDICATION SHOWN BY "AGAINST IN PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF CHILDREN.

SHE

15 MOST CHILD ABUSE"

ASSOCIATION,

THROUGH

UNRELENTING EFFORT OF THE

NEED

CHILDREN PROTECT

SHE SAID.

"AS A RESULT OF THE

OF AWARENESS

THE

ΤΟ COMMUNITY LEGISLATION AND OTHER MEANS HAS INCREASED,

HK, AUSTRIA REACH TEXTILE AGREEMENT

AUSTRIA

10).

AN

KONG AND AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AD-REFERENDUM BETWEEN HONG

THURSDAY (DECEMBER ON CERTAIN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO AUSTRIA ON

WOULD 31, 1994 ON TEXTILE

IT WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 NEXT YEAR AND BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR UNTIL DECEMBER UNLESS THE URUGUAY ROUND WAS CONCLUDED AND ITS AGREEMENT AND CLOTHING WAS IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 1, 1994.

THE TERMS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT RESEMBLE THOSE IN THE ONE, WHICH EXPIRES ON JANUARY 31 NEXT YEAR.

THOUGH THE NUMBER OF CATEGORIES SUBJECT TO REMAINS THE SAME, THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS IN MARKET GROWTH RATES.

EXISTING

RESTRAINT QUOTA ACCESS INCLUDING

THERE ARE ALSO UPLIFTS IN RESPECT OF THE RESTRAINT SOME CATEGORIES.

LEVELS OF

AUSTRIA

COMMENTING ON THE AGREEMENT FROM VIENNA, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR- MS MARIA DELEGATION, GENERAL OF TRADE AND LEADER OF THE HONG KONG

HONG KONG'S KWAN, SAID: "THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE CERTAINTY FOR

TRADE WITH

FOR THE NEXT TEXTILE

WITH YEARS.

SOME

IMPROVEMENT IN ACCESS.

TWO

/THE AGREEMENT