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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1990
THAT
"THE BASIC PREMISE REMAINS HOMELESS OUT OF THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,
WOULD
NOBODY
BE WILL
MR LAN SAID.
RENDERED
THAT
ENSURE
WORKS AND
LOOKING AHEAD, HE SAID CNTA
CONTINUE TO ADEQUATE CONSULTATION WOULD BE CONDUCTED WITH THOSE CONCERNED SUCH THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN REGARD TO THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL THE METROPLAN SO THAT LOCAL NEEDS COULD BE CATERED FOR.
GOVT PAID TRIBUTE TO TFC
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MR JOSEPH
THE
WONG, TRADE
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO THE PAST ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACILITATION COUNCIL (TFC).
COMMENTING ON TFC'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO CEASE OPERATIONS, SAID TFC PIONEERED TRADE FACILITATION WORK IN HONG KONG AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TRADING IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
MR
WONG
HAD
MADE
COMMUNITY
WITH THE REDUCE
OF TRADE FACILITATION LIES "THE NEXT MAJOR STAGE
(EDI) WHICH WILL DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE THE USE OF PAPER DOCUMENTS.
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THIS AND IB WORKING "THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH A JOINT PROJECT WITH TRADELINK, GROUP OF 11 HONG KONG LEADING BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS," MR WONG SAID.
EDI
HE ADDED: "IT IS TFC WHICH FIRST INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF IN HONG KONG, AN EXAMPLE OF ITS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS.
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WORK
BE TAKEN
"WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH TFC WILL
THE OVER BY ORGANISATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, TDC HAS ENQUIRIES," MR WONG SAID.
то ENSURE
GOVERNMENT
THAT THE AND RELEVANT HANDLE AGREED TO
RESIDUAL TRADE
TRADE-RELATED
TFC DECIDES TO CALL IT A DAY
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THE HONG KONG TRADE
FACILITATION
COUNCIL (TFC) TODAY FOR THE WORK IN HONG KONG THAT APPLIED
то PRIOR
THE
(WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL SHORTLY CEASE OPERATIONS. FUTURE, THE CONTACT POINT FOR TRADE FACILITATION WILL REVERT TO THE GOVERNMENT. THIS WAS THE ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE FORMER
FACILITATION TRADE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL IN 1981.
COMMITTEE,
THE
MR HARRY GARLICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TFC, SAID THAT
BY THE EXECUTIVE DECISION HAD BEEN MADE AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION COMMITTEE.
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