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Hong Kong has objected to unilateral imposition of the additional requirements, pointing out that they are applied to the relevant products only from Hong Kong and are therefore discriminatory.
In September 1996, the US Customs started to put four more categories of Hong Kong products on a "watch-list": cotton gloves (Category 331), cotton knit shirts (Category 338/339), women's and girls' cotton pants (Category 348) and cotton dressing gowns (Category 350). Should the monitoring categories indicate the possibility of illegal transshipment, the US Customs could impose similar additional import measures.
In October 1996, after a third round of bilateral consultations, the US Customs decided to remove the single entry bond for two of the 10 categories subject to additional measures: suits (Categories 443 and 643).
The two sides conducted two rounds of joint factory visits in Hong Kong in September 1996 and January 1997. After the January joint visit, the US Customs said that they would review the way forward around end of March.
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First expressway completed on Lantau
The North Lantau Expressway, the first expressway constructed on Lantau, will be an essential link between the urban areas and the new airport and Tung Chung New Town, the Secretary for Works, Mr H S Kwong, said at a ceremony to mark the completion of the 12.5-kilometre highway this (Thursday) morning.
It will also open up new opportunities for development on Lantau, he said.
"The North Lantau Expressway, as it stands completed in front of you all today, demonstrates the accomplishment of highway construction in Hong Kong through the hard work of all those involved in this project," he said.
Hong Kong had seen its most important changes in infrastructure development during the past few years, Mr Kwong said.
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