WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1976
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QUOTA UTILIZATION DATA TO BE PUBLISHED
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THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT WOULD PUBLISH ON A REGULAR BASIS DATA ON QUOTA UTILIZATION BY HONG KONG IN RESPECT OF ALL RESTRAINT MARKETS.
THE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED MONTHLY IN THE FORM OF NOTICES TO EXPORTERS UNDER THE FOLLOWING NEW SERIES CREATED FOR THIS PURPOSE :
SERIES ZA (EEC)
SERIES 1A
USA)
SERIES 3A
EUROPE OTHER THAN EEC)
SERIES 4A (CANADA AND AUSTRALIA)
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SAID THAT COMPANIES WISHING TO RECEIVE THE NOTICES TO EXPORTERS THROUGH THE DIRECT MAILING SERVICE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY SUBSCRIPTION $15 PER SERIES PER ANNUM.
SUBSCRIPTION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S TEXTILE CONTROLS DIVISION REGISTRY AT ROOM 7, FIRST FLOOR, 46 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE NOTICES TO EXPORTERS SHOWING THE QUOTA UTILIZATION POSITION AS AT END MARCH 1976 WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL 1976.
NO NEED TO REPORT LOSS OF.I.D. CARD TO POLICE
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THE COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IN THE EVENT OF THE LOSE OF AN IDENTITY CARD, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO REPORT THE FACT TO A POLICE STATION.
HE SHOULD APPLY FOR A REPLACEMENT CARD AT ANY BRANCH OFFICES OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT.
THE COMMISSIONER ALSO REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR IDENTITY CARDS AND TO REPORT CHANGES OF EMPLOYMENT, RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, MARITAL STATUS, OR ANY OTHER PARTICULARS WHICH MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE REGISTERING FOR THEIR IDENTITY CARDS.
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