RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/30
2 December, 1998
(98-4843)
Trade Policy Review Body Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OF HONG KONG, CHINA
Communication from the Discussants
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are outlines
of the main points to be raised by the discussants, H. E. Mr. Terje Johannessen (Norway) and
Mr. Yoichi Suzuki (Japan) at the Trade Policy Review of Hong Kong, China on
7 and 8 December 1998.
It is recalled that the discussants act in their personal capacity.  They intend to divide their
remarks largely along the following lines:-
(a) H. E. Mr. Terje Johannessen
- Special role and status of Hong Kong Sp ecial Administrative Region in the economic
and trade policy fields.
- The factual recent economic and trade policy developments.- Hong Kong, China and its WTO role.
(b) Mr. Yoichi Suzuki
- Trade Policy Overview
-O v e r v i e w
- Intellectual Property Rights- Competition and Regulatory Policy
- Industrial Support Policy
- Trade Policy by Sectors
-A g r i c u l t u r e
- Services
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