TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1974
POSTERS TO PUBLICISE TRADE DECLARATIONS
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EYE-CATCHING POSTERS ARE BEING ISSUED BY THE COMMERCE AND
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INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT TO REMIND IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO LODGE TRADE DECLARATIONS.
HONG KONG'S TRADE STATISTICS ARE COMPILED FROM THESE DE-
CLARATIONS, WHICH MUST
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BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 14 DAYS OF IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION. AD VALOREM CHARGES ARE PAYABLE ON A PRESCRIBED SCALE WHEN DECLARATIONS ARE SUBMITTED.
AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MR. PAUL WONG, SAID TODAY THAT, WHILE THE GREAT MAJORITY OF DECLARATIONS WERE LODGED ON TINE, THERE WAS STILL A NEED TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS TU THOSE WHO FAILED TO DO SO.
+WE HAVE BEEN USING MONTHLY NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND IT IS HOPED THAT BY DISTRIBUTING POSTERS AS WELL WE WILL DRAW WIDER ATTENTION TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR DECLARATIONS TO BE MADE.+
THE POSTERS ARE BEING ISSUED TO SHIPPING AND AIRLINE COMPANIES, CARGO FORWARDING AGENTS AND A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT
OFFICES.
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MR. WONG POINTED OUT THAT FAILURE TO MAKE DECLARATIONS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD WAS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE IMPORT AND
EXPORT CREGISTRATION) REGULATIONS.
PENALTY CHARGES ARE LAID
DOIN FOR FAILING TO COMPLY.
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