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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1993

FRENCH APPLAUD HK FASHIONS

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THE CREATIONS OF SOME OF HONG KONG'S YOUNG DESIGNERS HAVE MADE THEIR MARK ON THE FRENCH FASHION SCENE FOLLOWING A MAJOR THE HEART OF THE WORLD'S FASHION INDUSTRY PARIS.

LE GRAND HOTEL WAS THE SETTING FOR THE EXCITING CATCHING SHOW ORGANISED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S EUROPEAN PROMOTION.

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THE NINE HIONG KONG DESIGNERS WHO SHOWED THEIR CREATIONS RECEIVED WIDESPREAD PRAISE FROM FRENCH FASHION WRITERS WHO ATTENDED SPECIAL PREVIEW EARLIER ON THURSDAY.

THIRTY MODELS, INCLUDING 10 FROM HONG KONG, TOOK TO THE CATWALK IN A DISPLAY THAT PROVIDED A CREATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE FASHION SHOWS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

THE HONG KONG FASHION SHOW WAS THE FIRST TO BE HELD IN PARIS SINCE THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ARRANGED A SIMILAR EVENT IN 1990.

SPEAKING DURING A GALA DINNER JUST BEFORE THE FASHION SHOW, THE CHIEF SECRETARY-DESIGNATE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID HONG KONG WAS NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT CLOTHING SOURCING CENTRE IN ASIA.

AS TO THE POSSIBLE FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE INDUSTRY, MRS CHAN SUGGESTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HONG KONG'S OWN BRAND NAMES. "TO ORIGINATE THE PRODUCTS RATHER THAN SIMPLY PRODUCING TO THE ORDERS OF OTHERS.

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"IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY THAT MEANS ESTABLISHING OUR OWN HONG KONG LABELS, BASED ON THE UNDOUBTED DESIGN SKILLS OF OUR OWN HOMEGROWN TALENT. AND JUDGING BY TONIGHT'S FASHION PRESENTATION, WE ARE ALREADY WELL ON THE WAY TO DOING THIS, SHE SAID.

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MRS CHAN ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE INFLUENCE THAT HONG KONG'S FASHIONS WERE HAVING ON YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE BORDER IN CHINA.

"THE FASHIONS THAT ARE POPULAR IN HONG KONG ARE RE-APPEARING IN SOUTHERN CHINA WITH AN EVER-DECREASING TIME LAO," SHE ADDED.

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PREPARATION OF NEW VALUATION LISTS

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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR'S DIRECTION TO THE RATING AND VALUATION ON NOVEMBER 13 TO PREPARE NRW VALUATION LISTS IS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY),

THE NEW LISTS ARE FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL AREAS AND HIS DESIGNATION OF JULY 1, 1993 AS THE REFERENCE DATE FOR ASCERTAINING THE NEW RATEABLE VALUES.

THIS MEANS THAT ALL PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE LISTS WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 1. 1994 WILL REFERENCE TO THE RENTAL VALUES AT JULY 1, 1993.

THE PRESENT RATEABLE VALUES TOOK EFFECT ON APRIL ARE BASED ON THE RENTAL VALUES AT JULY 1, 1990.

NEW VALUATION BR VALUED BY

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1991

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