Negotiating Group on Rules - Further Explanation of the Public Interest Proposal - Paper from Hong Kong, China

World Trade Organization TN/RL/W/194 17 November 2005 (05-5437) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST PROPOSAL Paper from Hong Kong, China The following communication, received on 16 November 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Hong Kong, China. ______________ In TN/RL/W/174/Rev.1 and TN/RL/GEN/53 (JOB(05)/136), the sponsors have proposed the inclusion of a public interest provision in the Anti-dumping Agreement. Since then, the papers have been discussed at the plenary sessions of the Negotiating Group on Rules, as well as in bilateral and plurilateral settings. Hong Kong, China appreciates the interest expressed and questions and comments raised by Members on the proposal. To enable Members to better understand the objectives and implications of the proposal, this paper sets out Hong Kong, China’s views on the main questions and comments raised by Mem