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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1993

BEACONSFIELD HOUSE POST OFFICE, CENTRAL DISTRICT;

- GENERAL POST OFFICE, CENTRAL DISTRICT;

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GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI;

PEAK ROAD POST OFFICE, THE PEAK;

SHA TIN CENTRAL POST OFFICE; AND

TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE.

HONG KONG AND NORWAY SIGN TEXTILES AGREEMENT

REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG KONG AND THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENTS TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED A NEW AGREEMENT THAT WILL GIVE KONG TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS BETTER ACCESS TO MARKET.

CERTAIN HONG THE NORWEGIAN

ON JANUARY 1

THE NEW AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL COME INTO FORCE NEXT YEAR ON EXPIRY OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT, WAS SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU AND THE ACTING NORWEGIAN CONSUL-GENERAL, MR LARS I ALMKLOV.

IT EXTENDS THE CURRENT AGREEMENT FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO YEARS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1995.

THREE CATEGORIES AS AT PRESENT, NAMELY WOVEN JACKETS (CATEGORY 1), WOVEN TROUSERS (CATEGORY 2) AND BED LINEN (CATEGORY 7), REMAIN UNDER QUOTA RESTRAINT.

HONG KONG WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NORWAY WITH QUARTERLY EXPORT LICENSING STATISTICS ON THE EXPORTS OF FISHING NETS (CATEGORY 70).

"THE NEW AGREEMENT IS AN

IMPROVEMENT OVER THE EXISTING ONE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES FOR HIGHER GROWTH RATES AND IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY, MR CHAU SAID.

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CONSULTATIONS

BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NORWAY ON AGREEMENT WERE HELD IN OSLO FROM OCTOBER 13 TO 15.

THE NEW

DETAILS OF THE NEW HONG KONG/NORWAY TEXTILES AGREEMENT AND THE RELATED QUOTA ALLOCATION AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN IN TRADE DEPARTMENT'S NOTICE TO EXPORTERS SERIES 3 NO. DECEMBER 8.

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