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.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1994
ERA, MR CHAU
WARNED
THAT
ON THE POST-URUGUAY ROUND
"THE SIGNIFICANT TARIFF CUTS UNDER THE ROUND MIGHT HEIGHTEN DOMESTIC PRESSURES IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES FOR THE USE OF TRADE POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO RESTRICT IMPORTS.
"POTENTIAL DANGERS LIE IN THE USE OF SAFEGUARDS, ANTI-DUMPING, RULES OF ORIGIN AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE PROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICY OBJECTIVES, HE SAID.
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ON FURTHER REGIONAL AND GLOBAL TRADE LIBERALISATION, MR CHAU URGED FOR MORE AND FASTER LIBERALISATION OF TRADE IN BOTH GOODS AND SERVICES, AND SUPPORTED THE PROPOSAL FOR APEC TO GATHER INFORMATION ON IMPEDIMENTS TO REGIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT.
"IN SUPPORTING THE PROPOSAL, HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASISE THE NEED FOR PURPOSE AND FOCUS. THE REGION'S BUSINESSMEN AND INVESTORS ARE LOOKING TO APEC FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE FORM OF A REAL REDUCTION OF THE RESTRICTIVE RULES AND ADMINISTRATIVE HASSLES WHICH THEY ENCOUNTER EVERYDAY," MR CHAU SAID.
HE AND THE HONG KONG DELEGATION COMPRISING THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR TONY MILLER, WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, WILL FLY BACK TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON AFTER ATTENDING THE APEC TRADE MINISTERS MEETING IN JAKARTA.
A PRESS POSITION WILL BE ARRANGED OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER HIS ARRIVAL. MR CHAU WILL FLIGHT CX 718 AND THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME IS 2.30 PM.
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STI IN JAKARTA
CHAU, ATTENDING MEETING
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) TRADE MINISTERS
MEETINGS WITH HIS AT JAKARTA, HAD A SERIES OF INFORMAL BILATERAL COUNTERPARTS YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY).
CHINESE
HE MET
FROM INDONESIA, TRADE MINISTERS
THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NEW TAIPEI,
ZEALAND, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATION FROM MEXICO.
CHINA,
SINGAPORE,
DISCUSSIONS
COVERED
BILATERAL
AND TRADE
INVESTMENT,
WORK
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION, AS WELL AS THE ORIENTATION FOR FUTURE OF APEC.
/"THESE MEETINGS
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