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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1993

CARS, SHE SAID, WERE THE LARGEST SINGLE IMPORT IN VALUE TERMS SO IT WAS NOT SURPRISING THAT MERCEDES BENZ HAD ITS LARGEST ANY SINGLE CAR MARKET WORLDWIDE IN HONG KONG.

SHARE OF

MRS CHAN, WHO IS ON A THREE COUNTRY, FOUR CITY HONG KONG PROMOTION IN EUROPE, CONTINUED WITH A BUSY SCHEDULE IN FRANKFURT.

EARLIER IN THE DAY SHE HAD A MEETING WITH DR BERND GOOS, HEAD OF THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT OF THE BUNDESBANK, GERMANY'S CENTRAL BANK.

FOR A GROUP OF LEADING MRS CHAN FLIES TO

ON SUNDAY NIGHT SHE HOSTED A DINNER

GERMAN BANKERS AND LATER THIS AFTERNOON (MONDAY) THE NETHERLANDS TO START ANOTHER ROUND OF OFFICIAL MEETINGS AND SPEECHES IN BOTH THE HAGUE AND AMSTERDAM.

STATEMENT ON CONDOMS REPORTS

*

IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES ON REPORTS RELEASED BY THE CONSUMER COUNCIL ON CONDOMS TODAY (MONDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL REPORT FROM THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND IS UNABLE TO COMMENT ON THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT AT THIS STAGE.

HOWEVER, STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN, DIMENSION, WALL THICKNESS AND UNIFORMITY, ELASTICITY, FREEDOM FROM HOLES AND VISIBLE DEFECTS, COLOUR FASTNESS, PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF CONDOMS ARE COVERED BY A BRITISH STANDARD ISSUED IN 1989.

STANDARDS OF CONDOMS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED BY THE WORLD HEALTH

ORGANISATION.

IT IS RECKONED THAT THE USE OF RELIABLE BRANDS OF CONDOMS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTRACEPTION AND PREVENTION OF AIDS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.

SUBSTANDARD CONDOMS WOULD BE

SAFETY LEGISLATION ON CONSUMER GOODS REASONABLY SAFE.

CONTROLLED UNDER A PROPOSED IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE NOT

THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE WOULD ISSUE NOTICES TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF, AND TO RECALL GOODS FROM THE MARKET.

SUPPLIERS OF UNSAFE CONSUMER

CONVICTION, SUBJECT

IMPRISONMENT.

ΤΟ A FINE

BE EMPOWERED TO UNSAFE CONSUMER

OF

GOODS WOULD

$100,000

BB,

AND

ON FIRST ONE YEAR'S

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