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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1975.
LEADERSHIP COURSE CLOSING CEREMONY
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY). AFTERNOON TO MARK THE CLOSING OF A THREE-MONTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE' ORGANISED BY A SELF-PROGRAMMING GROUP OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH WORK UNIT.
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IT WILL BE HELD AT THE LADY TRENCH TRAINING CENTRE AT 44, 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI (NEAR THE MORRISON HILL SWIMMING POOL) AT 2.30 P.M.
THE CEREMONY WILL BE IN TWO PARTS, THE FIRST BEING A SLIDE SHOW OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE COURSE SHOWING THE PARTICIPANTS IN ROCK CLIMBING, CANOEING, TRACK CAMP, LIFE-SAVING AND SO ON. THE SECOND PART WILL BE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES, BY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING THE COURSES, TO THE 52 PARTICIPANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED ALL REQUIREMENTS.
THE COURSE WAS ORGANISED BY THE AKIN-ALLIANCE SELF-PROGRAMMING GROUP AND STARTED LAST DECEMBER.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THIS EVENT.
APPLICATION FEE FOR C.0.0. REVISED
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THE APPLICATION FEE FOR IMPORT/EXPORT CERTIFICATES SUCH AS CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE AND GENERALISED PREFERENCE CERTIFICATES WILL GO UP FROM $15 TO $30 AS FROM MAY 1 THIS YEAR.
THE NEW FEES ARE CONTAINED IN AMENDED IMPORT AND EXPORT FEES REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SAID THE INCREASE STEMMED FROM RISING ADMINISTRATIVE AND STAFF COSTS IN PROVIDING THE CERTIFICATION SERVICE. THE PRESENT APPLICATION FEE OF $15, HE NOTED, WAS DETERMINED IN JUNE 1973.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE DECISION TO INCREASE THE FEES HAD BEEN MADE KNOWN TO THE APPROVED NON-GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATE ISSUING BODIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THESE BODIES WILL ALSO ADJUST THEIR CERTIFICATE APPLICATION FEES FROM MAY 1.
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