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cotton textiles of $2167 million. The United Kingdom was our second largest
market for cotton textile exports and only the U.S.A. took more of this item
from us in 1968 U.S. imports wore $706 million.
"If the United Kingdom Government decided to act on the Textilo
Council's recommendation on the imposition of a tariff on Commonwealth
cotton textilos it would affect not only Hong Kong but many other Commonwealth
countries.
"The degree to which such a stop would affect the volumo and
profitability of our exports, however, cannot be assessed without some
indication of tho rato at which quantitative restrictions would be removed.
"When the fuller details of the Textile Counsil Report are known,
I shall consult the Textilo Advisory Board to seek their advice."
EXTENSION OF SWIMMING POOL HOURS
As Summer will soon be with us here, we can look forward again to
swimming and sunbathing.
For the enjoyment of the people of Hong Kong, the Urban Council
has extended the opening hours of our two most popular swimming pools on
the Island and in Kowloon.
From today (Tuesday), the Victoria park swimming pool opens for
public uso from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.
The Kowloon Tsai swimming pool also opens at 7 a.m., but its
closing hours vary from 6 p.m. to 8.15 p.m.
Tho now hours remain in force until the end of October when tho
closing hours of the two swimming pools will rovert to 6 p.m.
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