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first 8 months of 1969 compared with the same period

last year; apparel imports on the other hand had

declined by less than 2%. In response to a question

from Mr. Stewart, Mr. Nehmer confirmed that the figures

related to knit and not woven wool products.

29.

Mr. Nehner noted that the H.K. Government

did not feel that imports from Hong Kong were causing

injury to U.S. producers. In the view of the U.S.

Government total imports were, and since Hong Kong

was making a substantial contribution to total imports,

so it was making a substantial contribution to the

injury.

Furthermore if the Hong Kong Government did

not think that the very high share of imports held by

Hong Kong was sufficient to cause injury, could the

H.K. Government representatives say what figure they

thought should be reached before injury was caused.

30.

Sir Eugene Melville reminded Mr. Nehmer that

at the moment the U.S. Government representatives were,

as he understood the position, up-dating and commenting

on the H.K. Government's Note, paragraph by paragraph

and answering queries thereon from the representatives

of the U.K. and H.K. Governments.

These representatives

would respond in due course when Mr. Nehner and his

colleagues had completed their presentation.

31.

Mr. Blackman pointed out that in the first

seven months of 1969, imports of nan made fibre knit

/apparel

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