Overseas Network, September 16th. The

US government announced in August that goods made in Hong Kong exported to the United States will be marked as "Made in China" instead of "Made in Hong Kong."

This means that goods manufactured in Hong Kong will be levied by the United States the same tariffs as those on the mainland.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government formally made representations to the US government on the 16th, strongly opposed to the US’s new regulations on the origin marking of Hong Kong goods, and requested the US to immediately withdraw the relevant regulations.

If the US insists on going its own way, the SAR government will take action against the US in accordance with the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.

　　Based on the press release of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the "East Net" report, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Qiu Tenghua said today (16th) that the Special Administrative Region government has taken further action today. It opposes the new US regulations and demands that the US immediately withdraw its position.

On the same day, the Economic and Trade Offices of the DC Government in Washington and Geneva have also forwarded copies of the letters to the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the United States Customs and Border Protection, as well as the permanent representative office of the United States to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. Arrange for discussions with relevant US authorities.

　　Qiu Tenghua said that the United States unilaterally and irresponsibly tried to weaken Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs territory. This is extremely unreasonable, confusing the market, and undermining the rules-based multilateral trading system. The SAR government will fight hard to defend Hong Kong’s interests.

"As a responsible WTO member, Hong Kong has always abide by WTO rules. The action taken by the SAR government today is in accordance with the spirit and consistent practices of the WTO. It is an important step before taking action against the United States under the WTO mechanism. The purpose is to seek Resolve the problem at the bilateral level. We will continue to follow up on the response of the United States. If the United States insists on going its own way and fails to achieve a satisfactory result at the bilateral level, the SAR government will take action against the United States in accordance with the WTO dispute settlement mechanism to safeguard Hong Kong’s WTO rules Under the interest."

　　Qiu Tenghua emphasized that under "one country, two systems", the state has given the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region a unique status through the Basic Law.

According to the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a separate customs territory. It can participate in the WTO and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and other international organizations as separate members in the name of "Hong Kong, China", and establish mutually beneficial economic and trade relations with the economies of the world.

Hong Kong's unique status has always been widely recognized and respected by the international community, and its economic and trade status is the same as that of other WTO members.

　　The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Carrie Lam said on August 18 that the United States imposed sanctions on Hong Kong completely unreasonable. As a member of the World Trade Organization, Hong Kong has been treated unfairly by another member. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will file a complaint with the WTO.

　　Earlier, Reuters quoted the response of the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association) as saying that the United States forcibly required Hong Kong-made products to "falsify" the origin of the source.

This will make Hong Kong businessmen face the embarrassing situation of being unidentified or not even recognized by the relevant local customs authorities when they carry out the origin labeling and apply for the origin certificate.

Hong Kong companies may suspend all exports to the United States when they are at a loss.

Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post quoted an analysis by John Marrett, chief analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit in Hong Kong, as saying, “Overall, this is obviously not good for Hong Kong, but it doesn’t make much sense because (Hong Kong is against the US ) The overall export value is very small.” (Overseas Net Yang Jia)