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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1982
REVIEW OF THE OUTWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT SCHEME
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A SCHEME TO ALLOW GOODS TO BE PARTIALLY MANUFACTURED OUT OF HONG KONG WITHOUT LOSING HONG KONG ORIGIN STATUS HAS BEEN RUNNING SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS.
COMMENTING ON THE SCHEME, KNOWN AS THE OUTWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT DURING THE YEAR IT HAD BEEN IN OPERATION, THE VALUE OF GOODS WHICH HAD BEEN EXPORTED UNDER CERTIFICATES OF HONG KONG ORIGIN, AFTER HAVING BEEN PARTIALLY MANUFACTURED ABROAD, AMOUNTED TO $27 MILLION.
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+AT PRESENT WE HAVE 52 COMPANIES WHOSE PRODUCTS INCLUDE TOYS, GARMENTS, METALWARE AND ELECTRONIC GOODS - REGISTERED UNDER THE SCHEME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. BUT WE FEEL OTHERS WILL WISH TO PARTICIPATE AS ITS ADVANTAGES BECOME MORE WIDELY KNOWN.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE OUTWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT ALSO HELPED THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS MARKED AS BEING OF HONG KONG ORIGIN.
+IF THE GOODS ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE SCHEME BEFORE THEY ARE SENT FOR PROCESSING OVERSEAS,+ HE SAID, THEY WILL BE SUBJECT ONLY TO BRIEF CUSTOMS FORMALITIES ON RE-IMPORTATION, EVEN THOUGH THEY CARRY HONG KONG ORIGIN MARKINGS.
+WITHOUT REGISTRATION, HOWEVER, THESE GOODS WOULD BE LIABLE TO DETENTION WHILE ENQUIRIES WERE BEING MADE, CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO THE MANUFACTURER.+
THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT WOULD WELCOME ENQUIRIES FROM THE TRADE ON THE OUTWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS. THESE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR R.C.H. WONG, SENIOR INDUSTRY OFFICER, OUTWARD PROCESSING UNIT, ROOM 1329, OCEAN CENTRE, CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON (TEL. NO. 3-7222470), WHO CAN PROVIDE FULL DETAILS OF THE SCHEME WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN CIRCULAR NO. 2/81.
SUSPENSION OF AIR-PARCEL SERVICE TO FRANCE
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AIR-PARCEL SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO FRANCE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED TEMPORARILY DUE TO AN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE OF CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT THE AIR PARCEL OFFICE THERE, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.
HOWEVER, OTHER POSTAL SERVICES TO FRANCE ARE NOT AFFECTED, HE SAID.
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