GATT review for territory

HONG KONG'S trade policies and practices will be reviewed by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Council in Geneva this month.

The review is part of a trade policy review mechanism under GATT which is designed to promote the transparency of the key trade policies and practices of its members. Hong Kong, which has been a separate contracting party to GATT since 1986, is reviewed under this mechanism every four years.