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DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY ELECTRONIC TRADING SERVICE
THE
AGREED COUNCIL
GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE
THAT THE
SHOULD DOCUMENT SERVICES LTD COMMENCE DISCUSSION WITH TRADELINK ELECTRONIC
SERVICE CAN ON HOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY ELECTRONIC TRADING
FORWARD, A BE TAKEN FURTHER
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DISCUSSION
WOULD
BE
HELD
WITHOUT IN THE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PREJUDICE TO THE FINAL DECISION TO BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT MATTER.
HE IN MARCH THIS YEAR,
COMMISSIONING JOINTLY ANNOUNCED THE (SPEDI).
SAID, THE
OF A
GOVERNMENT AND TRADELINK
SHARED
FOR PROJECT
EDI
PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT
ON THE
"THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF SPEDI IS TO AND TRADELINK WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO MAKE DECISIONS INTRODUCTION OF A COMMUNITY-WIDE EDI SERVICE IN HONG KONG," HE SAID.
THE NEED
SPEDI HAD NOW PRODUCED A DRAFT REPORT WHICH AFFIRMED
SO AS TO IMPROVE THE TO INTRODUCE COMMUNITY-WIDE EDI IN HONG KONG
INFORMATION WITHIN A OF PROCESSING EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS TRADING CYCLE.
SUCH A FACILITY WOULD BE OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE IF WAS TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND ITS INTERNATIONAL TRADING ROLE.
DRAFT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPEDI
REPORT
CONTAINS
THE
HONG KONG
FOLLOWING
MAIN
*
THE GOVERNMENT
*
AND
THE
KEY PRIVATE
SECTOR
TRADING INTRODUCE
ORGANISATIONS SHOULD ACT NOW AND WORK TOGETHER TO A COMMUNITY ELECTRONIC TRADING SERVICE;
COMPANY SHOULD
FOR THIS PURPOSE, A COMMUNITY CO-ORDINATING
EXISTING SHAREHOLDERS BE SET UP AND THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OF TRADELINK SHOULD BECOME THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY;
IN
TRADELINK}
ΤΟ
SECTOR BECOME
AN OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR OTHER KEY PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS SHAREHOLDERS; AND
(NOT
ALREADY
THE SERVICES SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN PHASES WITH FOCUS ON TRADE-RELATED GOVERNMENT TRANSACTIONS.
THE INITIAL
"WE CONSIDER THAT FOR A PROJECT OF THIS NATURE COMMITMENT AND INVOLVEMENT IS BY ITSELF SAID.
THE GOVERNMENT
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NOT ENOUGH,
THE SPOKESMAN
COMMITMENT AND NODES OF
HE SAID SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED THE CO-OPERATION OF ORGANISATIONS THAT WERE SITUATED IN THE KEY TRADE INFORMATION FLOWS SUCH AS CARGO TERMINALS, CARRIERS AND BANKS.
"THIS ARGUES STRONGLY FOR A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT THESE KEY ORGANISATIONS.
AND
/"MOST OF