▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁minister ial ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Paris , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Trade ▁negoti ators ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁tang ible ▁progress ▁before ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁W TO ▁meeting ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁session ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Paris ▁tal ks ▁were ▁h anging ▁over ▁a ▁few ▁issues : ▁France ▁protest ed ▁moves ▁to ▁cut ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁far mers , ▁while ▁the ▁US , ▁Australia , ▁the ▁EU , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁India ▁failed ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁ch icken , ▁be ef ▁and ▁rice . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁stick ing ▁points ▁were ▁small ▁technical ▁issues , ▁making ▁trade ▁negoti ators ▁fear ▁that ▁agreement ▁on ▁large ▁polit ically ▁ris ky ▁issues ▁will ▁be ▁substantial ly ▁harder . ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁The ▁Six th ▁W TO ▁Minister ial ▁Conference ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Although ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁W TO ▁director - general ▁Pascal ▁Lam y ▁announced ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁agreement ▁on ▁modal ities ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁forth coming ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁tal ks ▁would