FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1983
MR BROADBRIDGE SAID THAT THE ADVERTISING SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TRADING STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD CONSIDERED IN SOME DEPTH THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INDUSTRY OF THIS NEW LAW. THE MEMBERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE COMPRISED PRACTISING ADVERTISING AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, THE TV AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.
+ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE THAT AN ADVERTISING AGENT WOULD HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ITS PRINCIPAL WAS ACCURATE; THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE FACTUALLY INCORRECT ADVERTISEMENT, AND THAT STANDARDS GENERALLY SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE PROFESSION ITSELF, IDEALLY THROUGH A MEDIA COUNCIL. HE SAID HE WAS PLEASED THAT THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY WAS LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE FORMATION OF A MEDIA COUNCIL.
MR BROADBRIDGE ADDED THAT THERE HAD BEEN 14 SPECIFIC INVESTIGATIONS OF POSSIBLE ADVERTISING OFFENCES SUCH AS CLAIMS TO GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR HAIR CREAM, THE INCORRECT COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE ON CLOTHING, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF DISCOUNTS FOR MOTOR CARS. NO CASE HAD YET REACHED THE COURTS.
SCHEDULE TO INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
(CLOTHING INDUSTRY) ORDINANCE AMENDED
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AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE SCHEDULE OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING (CLOTHING INDUSTRY) ORDINANCE WHICH COVERS CLOTHING ARTICLES AND ACCESSORIES SUBJECT TO TRAINING LEVY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE AMENDED SCHEDULE CONTAINS ALL ITEMS IN DIVISION 84 OF THE 1982 EDITION OF THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST TOGETHER WITH SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE ITEMS -
DESCRIPTION
ITEM CODE
848 101
WATCH STRAPS, LEATHER
848 217
848 221
848 491
WATCH STRAPS OF PLASTIC MATERIALS
(OTHER THAN OF PLASTIC COATED FABRICS)
GLOVES, OF UNHARDENED VULCANIZED RUBBER
HELMETS, STEEL
848 492
HELMETS, FIBRE, CRASH, PITH AND THE LIKE
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE LEVY COLLECTED IS USED FOR FINANCING MANPOWER TRAINING SCHEMES IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY,
/UNDER THE