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South China Moriting Past - 20/8/70
CMA to give proposals on EEC to Rippon
Britain's new Common Market entry negotiator, Mr Geoffrey Rippon, will receive a series of recommendations formulated by more than a dozen trade and industrial organisations sponsored by the Chinese Manufacturers' Association, when he arrives here later this month.
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The President of the CMA, woollen textiles, footwear associations Dr C. W. Chuang, yesterday and other goods would written views and suggestions pointed out that about 90 per seriously affect Hongkong, to enable the CMA Secre- cent of Hongkong's domestic Japan, Taiwan and South tariat to prepare a draft for exports are covered by the Korea.
official - consideration Commonwealth Preference, and therefore Britain's entry into the European Economic Community without carry- ing the Colony into it would cause serious economic repercussions here, especially to small and medium-sized factories.
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Dr Chuang explained that he laid stress on small and medium-sized factories be- cause they were producing goods with much higher Hongkong labour content to qualify for Commonwealth Preference.
Leaders of about 12 indus- trial and trade organisations decided, at a closed meeting, to appoint a committee to work out "counter-measures" or recommendations to meet any eventuality.
It was understood that the CMA would first send its re-i commendations to the De- partment of Commerce and Industry and discuss the points raised before present- ing them to Mr Rippon.
Members also felt that ap- proval of a Bill proposed by Mr Wilbur Mills of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to restrict im- ports of man-made and
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