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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1990
ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO IMPORT ANY QUANTITY OF CFC'S CONTROLLED UNDER THE ORDINANCE MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT QUOTA ΤΟ COVER THE QUANTITY IN ORDER TO GET A LICENCE FROM THE TRADE DEPARTMENT,
FOR THE CURRENT QUOTA YEAR, FROM JULY 1, 1989, ΤΟ JUNE 1990, ALL NORMAL QUOTAS WERE ALLOCATED LAST JUNE.
ADDITIONAL QUOTAS, AMOUNTING TO A QUANTITY CFC'S WRIGHTED BY THEIR OZONE DEPLETING POTENTIAL, AND WILL BE ALLOCATED IN MARCH.
30,
OF 340 TONNES OF ARE NOW AVAILABLE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID UNLIKE THE NORMAL QUOTAS, THE FREE QUOTAS ARE NOT TRANSFERRABLE AMONG IMPORTERS AND THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS ON THE UTILISATION WHICH AN APPLICANT SHOULD NOTE BEFORE ACCEPTANCE.
YEAR.
THESE QUOTAS ARE VALID FOR IMPORTS ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30 THIS
OZONE
ALL IMPORTERS OF CFC'S REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE AND WHO HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY OFFENCE BEFORE UNDER THE ORDINANCE ARE WELCOME TO APPLY.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION 18 FEBRUARY 15 AND APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ON SPECIFIED FORMS.
APPLICATION FORMS AND FURTHER PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, ON THE 26TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 8361089.
NOVEMBER ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL FIGURES
IN NOVEMBER 1989, THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND REPORTED BY THE 200 LARGEST MANUFACTURING COMPANIES DECREASED BY 1 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1989 AND BY 2 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1988, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
COMPARING NOVEMBER 1989 WITH OCTOBER 1989, THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY BUT DECREASED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS, WEARING APPAREL AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, OVER THE SAME PERIOD, ORDERS SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1988, THE ORDERS POSITION IN NOVEMBER 1989 IMPROVED IN THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND SHOWED LITTLE
INDUSTRY.
CHANGE IN THE WEARING APPAREL
/ON THE