6.

given by the

i)

CONFIDENTIAL

2 -

The showed particular interest in the briefings

following departments:

Trade Department

They expressed interest in the Department's Origin Certification System and Registration of Factories for Certification purposes, the issue of Certificate of Origin for goods which had undergone outward processing in China, and Hong Kong's investment in China for outward processing.

Registrar General's Department

ii)

They

showed

interest

in

how

a

assets

trustee/liquidator could recover outside Hong Kong, whether a party in China who was owed money by a party in Hong Kong should sue in China or in Hong Kong; the requirements for the formation of a limited company; and how information on companies was made available to the public (including Chinese enterprises trading with Hong Kong companies).

iii) Customs & Excise Department

iv)

They focused on the high level of co-operation between Guangdong and Hong Kong Customs

on anti-smuggling and drug trafficking; and on how Hong Kong dealt with smuggled goods properly manifested or covered by legitimate documentation.

Agriculture and Fisheries Department

Mr Yang to the export

in

emphasized that priority was given movement of goods to Hong Kong. The of livestock, poultry and vegetables to Hong Kong was Yang's own subject and he explored

detail the inspection, consumption and distribution systems in Hong He was keen to demonstrate that the PRC was very concerned about the problem of pesticide residue on vegetables exported to Hong Kong and that the export quota system of livestock and vegetables would be maintained to ensure a stable supply of food to Hong Kong.

Kong.

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