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Renewal of China's MFN Status
The acting Secretary for Trade and Industry, Mrs Regina Ip, welcomed the US House of Representatives' approval of the motion to "table" the resolution of disapproval for the renewal of China's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status this year.
Under US Congressional rules, the "tabling" of the disapproval resolution will have the effect of shelving it, that is to say, no further action on it will be taken in the House of Representatives.
"We are very pleased with this powerful re-affirmation of support in the House of Representatives for the renewal of China's MFN status. The decision taken by the House of Representatives clearly reflects growing understanding in the US that the renewal of China's MFN status is good for the US; good for China; and good for the rest of the world; and that trade should not be mixed from non-trade issues.
"As China and the US are our largest trading partners, we are naturally delighted that China's MFN status in the coming year is assured. This will provide a very useful basis for our businessmen to continue to plan their businesses with China," she said.
End/Thursday, July 20, 1995
Appointment of Law Draftsman
The Attorney General, Mr Jeremy Mathews, today (Thursday) announced the promotion of Mr Tony Yuen-ho Yen to Law Officer with effect from July 6, 1995. He is to fill the post of Law Draftsman.
Mr Yen has been acting in the post since September last year following the appointment of Mr James Findlay, QC, the former Law Draftsman, as High Court Judge.
Mr Yen, 47, who is Hong Kong's first local Law Draftsman, was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1983. He first joined the civil service in 1967, and was transferred from the Legal Aid Department to the Legal Department in 1986. Mr Yen is an expert in the drafting of laws in Chinese and has taken a leading role in the preparation of the laws of Hong Kong in Chinese.
Mr Yen is married with two children.
End/Thursday, July 20, 1995
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