THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1984
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SCHEME TO DO AWAY WITH LICENSING
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ADVISED SHIPPING AND AIRLINE COMPANIES AS WELL AS THE IR APPOINTED AGENTS TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION UNDER A TRANSHIPMENT CARGO EXEMPTION SCHEME TO BE INTRODUCED ON NOVEMBER 15.
SIX TYPES OF TRANSHIPMENT CARGO WILL BE EXEMPT FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED THEY ARE TRANSHIPPED THROUGH HONG KONG BY THESE COMPANIES, OR THE IR APPOINTED AGENTS REGISTERED WITH THE TRADE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE SCHEME.
THE SIX TYPES OF CARGO ARE: TEXTILES, PROCESSED AND MANUFACTURED FOODSTUFFS, ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS POWERED BY MAINS SUPPLY, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND MEDICINES, RESERVED COMMODITIES, AND AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES.
WITH AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES, THEY MUST BE TRANSHIPPED WITHIN THE PREMISES OF THE HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS LIMITED.
THE EXISTING THREE-MONTH TRANSHIPMENT LICENSING SYSTEM COVERING CERTAIN TRANSHIPMENT CARGO WILL BE TERMINATED UPON THE START OF THE NEW SCHEME.
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME, INCLUDING REGISTRATION PROCEDURES, ARE SET OUT IN A CIRCULAR ISSUED TODAY.
COPIES OF THE CIRCULAR ARE BEING SENT TO SHIPPING COMPANIES, AIRLINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS.
ANY PERSON WISHING TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE CIRCULAR MAY CONTACT THE TRADE LICENSING (NON-TEXTILES) SECTION OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENT IN ROOM 1322, 13/F, OCEAN CENTRE, KOWLOON, OR AT TELEPHONE NO. 3-7222261.
FIGHT AGAINST SLUMS STEPPED UP
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO INTRODUCE A SERIES OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND PREVENT FURTHER URBAN DECAY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
+WE ARE FACED TODAY WITH A SITUATION WHERE AN ESTIMATED 13 PER CENT OF THE BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG MAY BE CONSIDERED SLUMS, HE SAID.
+AND MANY BUILDINGS NOT PRESENTLY CLASSED AS SLUMS WILL BECOME SLUMS IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE IF NOTHING IS DONE TO STOP THE ROT, HE ADDED.
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