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PP UKRIS GENEVA,
K* F C O
GAPS 220
EN CLAIR
FR HONC KUNG 870244 2
UNCLASSIFIED
HILDRD
(98)
2. Hong Kong Goverment
of fire,
ADVANCE COPY
6 Gratton St, W.1.
Keroy
[FICES]
TO PRIORITY UKHIS GENEVA TELMO 19 OF 7TH NOVEMBER, 1978.
FOR PEMGON.
YOUR TELEGRAM NO. 24.
GATT TEXTILE STUDY.
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO THE NATIONAL
ECONOMY, WE SUGGEST THAT PANAGRAPES 1 TO 5 OF OUR ANSWER TO SECTION TV OF THE GATT SECRETARIAT, QUESTIONNAIRE, (MY MEMO NO. 40 REFERS) 16. FROM **HONG KONG HAS NO OWIGENOUS RAW MATERIALS'' TO
**THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION** BE ADOPTED FOR CHAPTER 4 OF THE STUDY.
PARAGRAPH & OF THE SAME ANSWER, LE. FROM AS ALL TONG KONG
INDUSTRIES'' TO 'MAKE PLANS FOR IT ELF', PAY REMAIN IN CHAPTER 6 ON MATIONAL COMMERCIAL POLICIES REGARDING TEXTILES.
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ON YOUR PARAGRAPH 3, WE CONFIRM THAT
3.
(^) AS WE DO NOT HAVE SATISFACTORY CONVERSION FACTORS BASED
ON WIEGHT AVERASES, WE SHALL PREFER THE MECRETARIAT'S PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE DENTIFIED IN THE REPORT AS SUCH: (3) EVEN ESTIMATES OF PROFITS AND INVESTMENTS ARE JUST NOT
AVAILABLE AND IT SEEMS TO US IN-ADVISABLE TO INCLUDE ANY
FIGURES WHICH HAVE NO STATISTICALLY ACCEPTABLE BASIS;
EXPERT ADVISERS HAVE RECONFIRMED THE STIMATED OUTPUT PER
MACHINE HOUR FOR OPENING WHICH IS WORKED OUT ON THE BASIS
THAT THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OFIMOLES PER MACHINE IS 400.
(C)
KEGARDING YOUR PARAGRAFI 4, LE CONFIRM THAT 463 METRIC
TONO COVER ALL WOOL YARND BREAKAJLE INTO 532 WOOLEN AND 131
VURATED.
FLO PASS COPY HONG KONG GOVERMENT OFFICE LOWDON.
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