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SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1991
AFTER A SHORT TOUR OF THE WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE, LORD CAITHNESS THEN VISITED THE 30-YEAR-OLD UPPER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE AND THE NEWBR CHUK YUEN ESTATES.
THE MINISTER ALSO LEARNT FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF THE HOUSING MANAGER (ISLANDS AND KOWLOON CENTRAL), MR K.W. CHOY, THAT
UNDERGO 20-BLOCKED UPPER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE WOULD
REDEVELOPMENT IN TWO PHASES FOR COMPLETION BY 1998/99.
LORD CAITHNESS CONCLUDED HIS VISIT WITH A WALK THROUGH THE CHINESE-STYLE
GARDENS AND THE COMMERCIAL AND MARKET
LANDSCAPED
COMPLEX OF THE CHUK YUEN NORTH AND SOUTH ESTATES.
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SPECIAL EXPORT/IMPORT LICENSING (TEXTILES) SCHEME ANNOUNCED
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT A SPECIAL EXPORT AND IMPORT LICENSING (TEXTILES) SCHEME REGARDING CERTAIN PIECE- KNITTED GARMENTS FOR EXPORT AND RE-EXPORT TO THE U.S.A. WILL BB IMPLEMENTED WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 1 THIS YEAR.
AS:
UNDER THIS SCHEME, SUCH PRODUCTS COULD BE LABELLED, INSOFAR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS CONCERNED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHERE THE KNITTING OF SUCH GOODS TAKE PLACE.
SCHEME SHALL FINISHED AND
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID: "THE COVER THE IMPORT INTO AND/OR EXPORT FROM HONG KONG OF SEMI-FINISHED PIECE-KNITTED GARMENTS AND KNIT-TO-SHAPE PANELS, FOR EVENTUAL EXPORTATION TO THE U.S.A. IN THE FORM OF FINISHED AND
SEMI-FINISHED PIECE-KNITTED GARMENTS.
"THE SCHEME WILL NOT APPLY TO SILK BLEND/NON-COTTON VEGETABLE FIBRO SWEATERS ASSEMBLED IN HONG KONG FROM PANELS KNITTED ELSEWHERE AND FOR EXPORTATION TO THE U.S.A. UNDER THE HK/US TEXTILES AGREEMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AS PRE-REQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHEME, COMPANIES USING LOCALLY-KNITTED PANELS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FINISHED GARMENTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT UNDER A SPECIAL FACTORY REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENT WHILE COMPANIES USING FOREIGN PANELS WOULD BE REQUIRED BE REGISTERED UNDER THE TEXTILES IMPORTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT IS INTRODUCING SIX NEW LICENCE FORMS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS TO BE EXPORTED AND IMPORTED UNDER THIS SCHEME.
THE PURPOSE OF BACH LICENCE AS WELL AS THE LICENSING CONDITIONS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN NOTICE TO EXPORTERS (SERIES 1: U.S.A.) NO. 39/91 OF JULY 27 (IN RESPECT OF EXPORT LICENCE (TEXTILES) FORM 8) AND NOTICE TO EXPORTERS (SERIES 3: COUNTRIES OTHER THAN U.S.A AND EEC) NO. 86/91 CUM IMPORT LICENSING (TEXTILES) CIRCULAR NO. 4/91 OF JULY 27 (IN RESPECT OF SPECIAL EXPORT LICENCE FORMS 8A AND 8D AND
IMPORT LICENCE FORMS 8B, 8C AND BE).
SPECIAL
/APPLICATION FORMS