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3.

Hong Kong, there is real force in some of the

arguments which the Hong Kong authorities

have put forward in casting doubts on the likelihood

that other countries will be ready to give up

the Long Term Arrangement, or something very

much like it, in favour of a more strictly

controlled set of criteria under the GATT which

would make it more difficult to impose quota

restrictions on imports. In these circumstances,

I am glad to note that it is accepted that

pending further developments, we shall have to

accept that there may be some spread in the

extent of voluntary restraint arrangements

for some non-cotton textiles.