Dva proizvajalca iz Hongkonga in hongkonške oblasti so po objavi začasne uredbe trdili, da čeprav njihova domača prodaja podobnega proizvoda ni potekala v dovolj velikih količinah, da bi omogočila pravilno primerjavo, bi se morala višina prodajnih, splošnih in upravnih stroškov, uporabljenih za določitev normalne vrednosti, opredeliti na podlagi prodajnih, splošnih in uprabnih stroških zadevnih podjetij, tudi tistih, vezanih na izvozno prodajo, in ne s stroški drugih proizvajalcev v Hongkongu.
Following publication of the provisional Regulation, two producers in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong authorities contended that, even although their domestic sales of the like product had been insufficient to permit a proper comparison, the amount for selling, general and administrative expenses used in constructing normal value should have been based on the selling, general and administrative expenses of the companies concerned, even those relating to export sales, rather than those of another producer in Hong Kong.