THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990
IMPORTS
FROM CHINA RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING REFER TO THE GOODS FROM CHINA OF WHICH ALL OR PART OF THEIR RAW SEMI-MANUFACTURES ARE UNDER CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT
IMPORTING OF MATERIALS OR EXPORTED FROM OR THROUGH HONG KONG TO CHINA FOR PROCESSING.
A SAMPLE OF TRADE DECLARATIONS IN RESPECT OF HONG KONG'S TRADE WITH CHINA (IMPORTS, DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS) ARE SELECTED FOR ENUMERATION TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FROM ESTABLISHMENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED SYSTEM OF RECORDING TRADE FLOWS, ALL MOVEMENTS OF GOODS ACROSS THE BORDER, FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE, ARE RECORDED AS EXTERNAL TRADE. THUS THE MOVEMENTS OF GOODS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTWARD PROCESSING ARE CORRECTLY INCLUDED IN THE REGULAR TRADE STATISTICS.
**THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY, HOWEVER, FACILITATE A MORE INFORMED ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF HONG KONG-CHINA TRADE.
"IN THIS RESPECT, THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE A USEFUL SUPPLEMENT TO THE REGULAR TRADE STATISTICS," HE SAID.
SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 WILL BE INCLUDED IN PART I OF THE SEPTEMBER 1990 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE", WHICH WILL BE ON SALE AROUND NOVEMBER 20 AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AT $27 PER COPY.
IMPORTANCE OF SAFE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT STRESSED
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HONG KONG HAS ACHIEVED A REMARKABLE SAFETY RECORD IN USING PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, MR HO SAI-CHU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
WARNING AGAINST COMPLACENCY, MR HO STRESSED THAT SAFETY MUST REMAIN THE PRIME CONCERN OF EVERYBODY IN THE TRADE AS THE COST OF THE ACCIDENTS IN TERMS OF BOTH HUMAN MISERY AND FINANCIAL LOSS WAS TOO HIGH FOR ANYONE TO BEAR.
MR HO WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A TWO-DAY RESIDENTIAL SEMINAR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIVISION AT LEI YUE MUN PARK HOLIDAY VILLAGE.
THE SEMINAR IS DESIGNED AS A VENUE FOR THE DIVISION'S STAFF AND PERSONNEL FROM RELATED TRADES ΤΟ EXCHANGE VIEWS ON TOPICS COMMON INTEREST IN PRESSURE EQUIPMENT.
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