MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1982
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+WE LIVE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD AND TO CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN IT, AS I AM SURE HONG KONG WILL BE, WE WILL NEED AN INCREASINGLY WELL TRAINED AND TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT MANAGEMENT AND WORK FORCE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY TO NEW IDEAS SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND EQUIPMENT. THE POLYTECHNIC HAS BECOME A PRIME SOURCE OF THAT TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY, AND IN SO DOING HAS WON ITSELF A HIGH REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.
+THE GROWTH OF THE TWO POLYTECHNICS ALSO REFLECTS THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO AND INVESTMENT IN THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG. THIS IS A COMMITMENT FROM WHICH WE SHALL NOT FALTER, AND ONE WHICH I KNOW IS SHARED BY THE POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL.
+1 CONGRATULATE YOU WARMLY ON THIS ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR FIRST VERY SUCCESSFUL DECADE. I WISH YOU ALL EVERY SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE AND INVITE YOU NOW TO JOIN ME IN A TOAST TO THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.+
SAFEGUARDING HONG KONG'S TRADING INTEGRITY
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THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR DOUGLAS JORDAN, TODAY (MONDAY) STRESSED THAT THE MISDEMEANOURS OF THE TINY PERCENTAGE OF HONG KONG'S TRADING COMMUNITY WHO COULD BRING THE TERRITORY'S TRADING REPUTATION INTO DISREPUTE MUST BE CONSTANTLY COUNTERED.
ADDRESSING THE LUNCH MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, MR JORDAN SAID THAT THE PROPORTION OF FAKE GOODS IMPROPERLY PRODUCED IN HONG KONG WAS +INFINITESIMAL+ COMPARED WITH THOSE PRODUCED IN LEGITIMATE TRADE.
+NEVERTHELESS WHEN COUNTERFEIT GOODS ARE DISCOVERED AND THERE IS CONSEQUENT PUBLICITY EITHER HERE OR ABROAD, HONG KONG'S TRADING REPUTATION AS A WHOLE IS PLACED IN JEOPARDY.
+LIKEWISE WHEN THE OCCASIONAL SHARP OPERATOR EVADES QUOTA CONTROL, OR FALSELY OBTAINS CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN OF HIS GOODS, HE BRINGS THE SYSTEM AND ALL DECENT TRADERS OF HONG KONG INTO DISREPUTE,+ HE SAID.
VIEWING TRADING INTEGRITY AS ONE OF HONG KONG'S MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSIONS, HE STRESSED THAT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WOULD USE ITS VERY BEST ENDEAVOURS TO PROTECT THIS INTEGRITY AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF DECENT TRADERS WHO DEPENDED UPON IT.
EXPLAINING THE ROLE OF A CUSTOMS SERVICE IN A FREE PORT, MR JORDAN SAID MOST GOODS MOVED UNINHIBITED BY REVENUE RESTRICTIONS AND WITH ONLY LIMITED DOCUMENTATION.
+SOME DOCUMENTATION