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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1975
LEVY FOR CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY
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THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO COLLECT ON BEHALF OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY A SPECIAL LEVY ON CLOTHING EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG TO HELP TRAIN WORKERS FOR THE LOCAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
THE LEVY - 0.03% OF THE F.0.B. VALUE OF THE CLOTHING ITEM EXPORTED - WILL BE COLLECTED FROM JANUARY 4, 1976 UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (CLOTHING INDUSTRY) ORDINANCE, 1975.
THE LEVY WILL BE COLLECTED TOGETHER WITH THE NORMAL AD VALOREM CHARGE ON SUBMISSION OF A TRADE DECLARATION, THE NEW FORM FOR WHICH IS C AND I 418A. THIS FORM WILL GO ON SALE AT $2 A PAD FROM TOMORROW (DECEMBER 16) ONWARDS AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES:
(A) THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (HEADQUARTERS),
46 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG.
(B) THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (KOWLOON OFFICE),
ROOM NO. 610, 664 NATHAN ROAD, 6TH FLOOR, MONG KOK, KOWLOON.
(C) THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE,
HONG KONG.
THE FORM WILL APPLY TO ALL BUT FIVE CLOTHING ITEMS LISTED UNDER HONG KONG IMPORT AND EXPORT CLASSIFICATION LIST GROUP NOS. 841 AND 842. THE FIVE ITEMS TO WHICH FORM 418A DO NOT APPLY ARE:
(I) 841 294 WATCH STRAPS OF PLASTIC MATERIALS
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841 303 WATCH STRAPS, LEATHER
(III) 841 592
HELMETS, STEEL
(IV) 841 593 HELMETS, FIBRE, CRASH, PITH AND THE LIKE
(V) 841 601 GLOVES, RUBBER
THESE WILL HAVE TO BE DECLARED UNDER THE EXISTING EXPORT DECLARATION FORM C AND 418.
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