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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993

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"REPORTS, DATA AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE SUBMISSION AND SENT DIRECT TO THE DIRECCION GENERAL DE PRACTICAS COMMERCIALE INTERNACIONALES IN MEXICO," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE PRODUCTS UNDER INVESTIGATION ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER TARIFF CLASSIFICATION NO. 8301.10.01 OF TARIFFS FOR GENERAL IMPORT DUTIES.

ACCORDING TO HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS, HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORT TO MEXICO OF PADLOCKS (UNDER HARMONISED SYSTEM CODE NO. 83011000) ORIGINATING FROM CHINA AMOUNTED TO HK$6.3 MILLION IN 1991 AND HK$19.0 MILLION IN JANUARY-NOVEMBER 1992.

THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS INITATED FIVE ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS AGAINST PRODUCTS OF HONG KONG ORIGIN AND RE-EXPORT GOODS OF HONG KONG IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON CANDLES, ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS LIGHT SERIES AND TABLEWARE/KITCHENWARE FROM CHINA.

A REVIEW ON THE FINAL RESOLUTION ON ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF DENIM FROM HONG KONG IS BEING CARRIED OUT WHILE INVESTIGATION AGAINST WOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON FROM HONG KONG WAS EVENTUALLY TERMINATED LAST DECEMBER.

THAT IT

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT REASSURED THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ALWAYS MONITORED CLOSELY DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS AGAINST HONG KONG TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG COMPANIES WOULD NOT BE UNFAIRLY TREATED.

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189 CAUGHT IN OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

A TERRITORY-WIDE OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION JOINTLY MOUNTED BY THE POLICE, THE LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS RECENTLY HAS RESULTED IN THE ARRESTS OF 189 PERSONS.

THE OPERATION WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S

CONTINUOUS EFFORTS

TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

OF THE ARRESTED PERSONS, 35 WFRE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT THE BORDER. THEY HAVE BEEN SENT TO SAN UK LING FOR REPATRIATION.

THE REMAINING 154 HAVE BERN REFERRED DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICK FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.

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THE IMMIGRATION THOSE FOUND то

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF ANY AMNESTY POR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

THAT THERE ENOUGH то BELIEVE

"OUR LATEST OPERATION SHOULD DRIVE HOME THE POINT WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY, ANYONE FOOLISH OTHERWISE 15 ONLY CHEATING HIMSELF, HE SAID.

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/THE SPOKESMAN

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