Ref.: EIC 294/11/6/2
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Commerce and Industry Department,
Fire Brigade Building, Hong Kong.
16th June 1969.
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Dear Sirs,
Notice to Exporters, Series 1 (Britain): No.11/69
Export of Restrained Cotton Textiles to Britain: High Hong Kong Cost Content Scheme for
Made-ups and Garments
Third Quarter, 1969
On the advice of the Textiles Advisory Board, there will be
a High Hong Kong Cost Content Scheme for made-ups and garments for the third quarter of 1969 administered basically in the same manner as that for the previous quarter. The yardage available will be 5.659.699 square yards. There will be no yardage available for Category 14 (Bed linen) and Category 15 (Handkerchiefs).
2.
Shippers are now invited to apply for export authorizations as advised in the following paragraphs. The deadline for acceptance of applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, 30th June. 1969.
June, 1969. All applications received will be considered together.
Minimum Hong Kong Cost Content
3.
The minimum qualifying cost content for this quarter is HK$2.10 per square yard and in the case of towels HK$2.40 per square yard.
Quantities applied for
4.
No shippers may apply for more than 250,000 square yards. The Department will reject any application for yardage which exceeds this amount.
5.
A manufacturer approved by the United Kingdom Customs authorities for Commonwealth Preference purposes may manufacture goods (except towels) for export under this scheme up to a maximum amount of 500,000 square yards. Thus a manufacturer will be able to
6.
or
(a) manufacture and ship up to 250,000 square yards in his own name and in addition manufacture a further 250,000 square yards for shipment by other exporters,
(b) manufacture the whole 500,000 square yards for shipment
by two or more exporters.
Within the limits set in para. 4 and 5, a towel manufacturer approved by the United Kingdom Customs authorities for Commonwealth Preference purposes may manufacture towels only up to a total of 125,000 square yards for export in his own name or for shipment by other exporters. The Department will reject any application for yardage which exceeds this
amount.
7:
Each individual application must be for a minimum quantity of 50 doz. in the case of garments or 5,000 square yards in respect of made-ups., Applications for smaller quantities will be rejected.
Details required in Applications
8.
Each application for an export authorization must clearly and fully describe the goods under application. The range of sizes
/must be