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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1994

THE BA, IN ADDITION, FOUND THAT IN THE SAME PROGRAMME ATV HAD INSERTED SOME ADVERTISING AT A POINT IN THE PROGRAMME WHERE THERE WAS A NATURAL BREAK, WHICH WAS CONTRARY ΤΟ THE TELEVISION (ADVERTISING) REGULATIONS, AND IN RESPECT OF THIS THE BA ALSO INSTRUCTED ATV TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE REGULATIONS.

NOT

BA MEMBERS ALSO HOPED THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD EXPRESS THEIR VTRWS ON LOCAL COMMERCIAL TV BROADCASTING AT THE TWO FUTURE PUBLIC HEARINGS WHICH THE BA WILL BE HOLDING IN THE HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 6.30 PM ON JUNE 16 AND IN SHA TIN TOWN HALL AT 6.30 PM ON JUNK 22.

PHASING OUT OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THA” QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS WOULD BE PHASED OUT GRADUALLY OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONCLUSION THE URUGUAY ROUND „AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING.

OF

"IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS DEPENDENT ON

IS DATE OF THE NEW WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION, COMMENCEMENT

LIKELY START ON JANUARY 1, 1995 OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A SPOKESMAN POR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE

TO

CURRENTLY

"THIS APPLIES TO QUANTUTATIVE RESTRICTIONS WHICH ARE IN FORCE ON HONG KONG'S TEXTILES AND CLOTHING PXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPEAN UNION, AUSTRIA, FINLAND AND NORWAY."

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED THAT EACH MEMBER MAINTAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING IMPORTS,

IS, THE IMPORTING COUNTRIES, MUST PHASE RESTRICTIONS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD.

THAN

THAT

-

OUT

SUCH

LKSS

AND BY

"THE PHASING-OUT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THREE STAGES BY NOT 16 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VOLUME OF 1990 IMPORTS OF TEXTILES CLOTHING PRODUCTS ON THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT, ANOTHER 17 PER CENT AFTER THREE YEARS, AND BY 18 PER CENT AFTER A FURTHER FOUR YEARS,' HE SAID.

"TEN YEARS AFTER THE START DATE OP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT, ALL. REMAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING IMPORTS WILL BE REMOVED.'

"

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXACT

AND

OF CLASSIFICATION COVERAGE

THE CLOTHING PRODUCTS TO RE PHASED OUT DURING

10-YEAR PERIOD HAD YET TO BE DETERMINED BY THE IMPORTING

TEXTILES TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES.

THE TRADE WILL BE NOTIFIED THROUGH NOTICES TO EXPORTERS AS SOON AS THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, HE ADDED.

HE

THERE SAID

QUOTA,

SUCH AS IN

MIGHT RE IMPLICATIONS. FOR DISCOUNTING PERFORMANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE QUOTA ALLOCATION, THE EVENT THAT A PRODUCT WAS DERESTRAINED.

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