A vinyl chloride resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a vinyl
chloride resin, (a) 0.001 to 10 parts by mass of at least one
benzotriazole compound represented by general formula (I), and (b) 0.001
to 10 parts by mass of at least one salicylamide compound represented by
general formula (II): wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4
each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a nitro
group, a carboxyl group, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an
alkanoylamino group. wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl
group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 12
carbon atoms.