November 2015

Public Hearing - Safeguard Investigation on
Hot Rolled Coils (HRC)
On 4 November 2015, MITI held a public hearing to obtain information/
views on whether the safeguard measure on HRC, as requested byMegasteel, if imposed, would be of public interest. All interested parties
comprising mainly Megasteel, importers, local industry associations,foreign exporters and governments attended and made presentations of
their views to either support or oppose the imposition of a safeguard
measure on HRC.
The arguments were pitted, among others, mainly on 7 areas: Existence of increase in imports;
 Existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury to Megasteel; Causal link between the serious injury to Megasteel and increased
imports;
 Existence of reasoned and adequate explanation on unforeseen
developments that brought about increased imports;
 Whether the adjustment plan submitted by Megasteel will improve
Megasteel’s competitiveness;
 The imposition of the safeguard measure will be of public interest;and Capability of Megasteel to produce all products covered under thetargeted HS codes.

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 30 November - 2 December 2015
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As background information, on 7 September 2015, MITI informed thatMITI is initiating a safeguard investigation on HRC based on a petition
submitted by Megasteel. Questionnaires/Notifications were sent out to allinterested parties to make submissions in support of or in opposition tothe request for the imposition of a safeguard measure on HRC.
Following this and after receiving all submissions, MITI held the public
hearing on 4 November 2015. At the public hearing, MITI announced that
all those who made the presentations had to make written submissions by
11 November 2015.
MITI is now studying all the official submissions and is expected to makean announcement by early December; or, if more time is needed toevaluate all the submissions, then the decision to be made by early nextyear.

On behalf of BOD, management
and staff of MSI, we would like towish all our Indian friends:

HAPPY DEEPAVALINew Members for MSI Board of Directors
MSI welcomes the appointment of Y. Brs. Puan Wan Suraya Wan Mohd
Radzi as a new member of MSI Board of Directors (BOD), replacing
Y. Brs. Puan Hiswani Harun who has been promoted as the Deputy
Secretary General (Trade) of MITI.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Y. Brs. Puan Hiswani Harunfor her services rendered to MSI as a MSI BOD member and congratulate
her on her promotion, recently.
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November 2015

MISIF 2015 Steel Industry Annual Dinner (22 October 2015)
On 22 October 2015, MISIF held the MISIF 2015 Steel Industry Annual Dinner at the Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa.
YB Minister of International Trade & Industry II, YB Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Chuan was the Guest-of-Honour at theDinner.
President of MISIF in his speech reiterated that the industry was facing many challenges including, among others
import surge, sub-standard products and unfair trade practices like dumping. The speech also covered various
proposals to tackle the issues faced by the industry aimed at providing a conducive environment for the iron &steel industry in Malaysia.

Pertandingan Kuiz Simpulan Bahasa (29 October 2015)
On 29 October 2015, MAI together
with HDC organised “Pertandingan
Kuiz Simpulan Bahasa” among MITI &its agencies.
Ms. Siti Fatirah Jaladin of MSI
participated in this competition,and became one of the finalists.
Congratulations to the winners andthanks to all those who participatedto make the event a successful one!!

IRead @ MITI Reading Campaign (12 November 2015)
MITI Library organized IRead @ MITI Reading Campaign on 12 November 2015, where mini competitions were
held among the staff of MITI & its agencies. The activities included Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, Kuiz Jejak
ASEAN and Dart Ilmu.
Ms. Noor Syakirah Ibrahim of MSI participated in Crossword Puzzle Competition and won the FIRST PRIZE!!!.
Congratulations to Ms. Noor Syakirah and all other winners.

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