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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1989
DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME FOR IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATIONS * * * * * *
AN
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL LAUNCH A SCHEME TO PROVIDE TRADERS WITH ADDITIONAL OPTION TO
IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS ON MICRO-COMPUTER DISKETTES.
SUBMIT
THE SCHEME REFERRED TO AS THE "DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME" WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN JULY THIS YEAR AND THE EXACT IMPLEMENTATION DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A GAZETTE NOTICE SHORTLY.
THE
IN ORDER TO GET THE TRADERS AND
GOVERNMENT PREPARED FOR THE SCHEME, A PILOT DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME HAS BEEN ORGANISED
FEBRUARY AND BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN
MARCH THIS
YEAR.
ABOUT 150 LARGE TRADING FIRMS, MANY OF THEM SUBMIT A FEW
THE
AND HUNDRED DECLARATIONS A MONTH, HAVE JOINED
PILOTSCHEME
HAVE FOUND IT VERY CONVENIENT TO THEM. USEFUL FEEDBACKS HAVE ALSO BEEN GATHERED AND INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN OF THE SCHEME.
THE PURPOSE OF THE DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME IS TO FACILITATE TRADERS IN PREPARING TRADE DECLARATIONS IN A MORE EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE WAY THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTERS. THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO TRADERS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR THIS PURPOSE.
ALTERNATIVELY, TRADERS CAN USE THEIR OWN SOFTWARES ΤΟ PREPARE THE DECLARATIONS AS LONG AS THE OUTPUTS CONFORM TO THE FORMATS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED IN GAZETTE NOTICE (GN3747) ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1988.
TO JOIN THE SCHEME, TRADERS NEED A MICRO-COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH RUNS ON MS-DOS OF VERSION 2.0 OR HIGHER.
IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST OF SOME TRADING NOT JOIN THE PILOT SCHEME, A SECOND PILOT SCHEME LATER THIS MONTH AND IN MAY.
FIRMS WHICH COULD WILL BE ORGANISED
OTHER FIRMS INTERESTED IN THE SECOND PILOT SCHEME CAN APPLY TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, {ATTN, SENIOR STATISTICIAN (TRADE) 2)
WANCHAI TOWER 1,
12 HARBOUR ROAD,
WAN CHAI,
HONG KONG.
(REF. DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME)
A NUMBER
TRADERS ARE REQUESTED TO INCLUDE IN THEIR APPLICATION LETTER DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPUTER FACILITIES THEY ARE USING AND THE OF DECLARATIONS THEY NORMALLY SUBMIT EACH MONTH.
FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE TELEPHONE 5-8234883.
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