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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1993

THE FOUR COMPANIES SELECTED FOR INVESTIGATION IN THE REVIEW WERE ASSIGNED THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL RATES.

OF THESE, THE THREE COMPANIES THAT CO-OPERATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RECEIVED A NIL RATE IN ONE CASE AND 5.86 PER CENT FOR THE TWO OTHER.

THE COMPANY THAT DID NOT RESPOND ΤΟ THE DEPARTMENT COMMERCE'S QUESTIONNAIRE RECEIVED A PUNITIVE 115.15 PER CENT RATE.

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FOURTEEN OF THE OTHER 22 COMPANIES NAMED BY THE U.S. NATIONAL KNITWEAR AND SPORTSWEARS ASSOCIATION BUT NOT SELECTED FOR INVESTIGATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WERE ASSIGNED A NEW "SAMPLE GROUP RATE" OF 31.72 PER CENT, A SHARP INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT RATE OF 5.86 PER CENT.

THIS WAS CALCULATED AS A SIMPLE AVERAGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL RATES ASSIGNED TO THE FOUR COMPANIES INVESTIGATED, INCLUDING THE UNVERIFIED PUNITIVE RATE ON THE COMPANY THAT DID NOT RESPOND IN THE REVIEW.

FOUR OTHER COMPANIES IN THE SAMPLE GROUP THAT HAD NOT RETURNED A SAMPLING QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WERE ALSO ASSIGNED THE PUNITIVE 115.15 PER CENT RATE.

THE REMAINING FOUR COMPANIES IN THE SAMPLE GROUP THAT DID NOT EXPORT SWEATERS TO THE U.3. DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD RETAINED THE CURRENT RATE OF 5.86 PER CENT.

OTHER COMPANIES NOT IN THE SAMPLE GROUP WILL CONTINUR TO PAY THE CURRENT ANTI-DUMPING DUTY RATE OF 5.86 PER CENT,

ADVICE FOR VESSELS IN CENTRAL VICTORIA HARBOUR

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COXSWAINS OF LOCAL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN NAVIGATING IN THE CENTRAL PART OF VICTORIA HARBOUR AS THE PATTERN OF MARINE TRAFFIC WILL CHANGE DRASTICALLY, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE (PLANNING AND LOCAL SERVICES), MR S Y TSUI, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY),

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"THE MARINE DEPARTMENT EXPECTS THE CLOSURE OF THE AND THE RECLAMATION WORKS IN CENTRAL WOULD BRING CHANGES ΤΟ THE PATTERN OF MARINE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, MR TSUI SAID.

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"COXSWAINS OF LOCAL VESSELS SHOULD KEEP PROPER LOOKOUT AND PROCEED AT A SAFE SPEED WHEN NAVIGATING IN THAT AREA," HE SAID.

HE ALSO REMINDED THEM TO NAVIGATE AND GIVE WAY ACCORDING THE REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA.

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