由于日本进口类纺织品当中,8成来自中国内地,去年总值逾4000亿日圆,令到日本有关业界的11个公会向政府施压,其经济产业省更表示,将积极考虑运用“课征反倾销税”及“发动纺织品防卫条款”。虽然香港业界对上述政策之见解有异,但一致担心日后当地买家会直接由内地采购以减省成本,从而影响香港厂商之生意。据日本纤维产业连盟指出,现时日本零售市场中,8成之成衣为进口货,当中又有83%是来自中国,这情况严重威胁到当地之 Since Japan imported 80% of its textile products from mainland China last year, the total value of which exceeded 400 billion Japanese yen, putting pressure on the 11 associations in Japan to press the government. The METI also said that it will actively consider using the “ Anti-dumping duty ”and “ launching textile defense provisions ”. Although Hong Kong’s industry has different opinions on the above policies, it is equally worried that local buyers will be directly sourcing from the Mainland in the future to reduce costs and thus affect the business of Hong Kong manufacturers. According to the Japan Federation of Fiber Industries, at present, 80% of the Japanese retail market is imported, of which 83% is from China, which is a serious threat to the local