FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1985
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TRADE CERTIFICATION FEES REVISED
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FEES FOR TRADE CERTIFICATION SERVICES WILL BE INCREASED AS FROM OCTOBER 1.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID THE REVISION WAS NĚČESSARY TO COVER THE INCREASED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INVOLVED IN OPERATING THE CERTIFICATION SERVICES SINCE THE LAST INCREASE IN 1982.
+IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY THAT THE COST OF OPERATING THESE SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE SUBSIDISED BY PUBLIC FUNDS, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING ARE THE NEW FEES FOR CERTIFICATE SERVICESI
TYPE OF SERVICE
EXISTING
FEE
REVISED FEE
(A) APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUE OF A
CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN,
$35
$45
COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE
CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF
PROCESSING, GENERALISED
PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE, ANY
OTHER FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
ORIGIN OR ANY CERTIFICATE
RELATING TO THE ORIGIN OF GOODS
(B)
ISSUE OF A DELIVERY
$30
$40
VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE FOR
THE CERTIFICATION OF DELIVERY OF STRATEGIC COMMODITIES INTO HỒNG KÔNG
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. NOS. 3-7222475 OR 3-7222492 FOR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND 3-7222504 FOR DELIVERY VERIFICATION CERTIFICATES.
THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (FEES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1985 WERE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
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