Hong Kong Marking Decision Decried at WTO
Hong Kong, which joined the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) long before China joined the World Trade Organization, is strongly objecting to the U.S. decision to change marking on Hong Kong-made products (see 2008240013) because of China's consolidation…
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of control over the territory. “We have already written to request the US to withdraw such measure with immediate effect and invite the US for bilateral discussions with a view to resolving the matter in our mutual interests,” Hong Kong's ambassador told the WTO said in Geneva. They said the change would create difficulties in business communities in both countries.