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ALSO INCLUDED WAS PLANNING VARIOUS PUBLICITY AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES TO HELP IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS AND GOVERNMENT STAFF PREPARE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.
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"WHAT REMAINS AND THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT 19 TO INTRODUCE THE NEW CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM TO IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS SO THAT THEY CAN USE IT CORRECTLY,' MR MOK SAID.
AT PRESENT, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ENFORCED THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS WHEREAS THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT DESIGNED THE COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND PROCESSES TRADE DATA REPORTED ON DECLARATIONS TO PRODUCE TRADE STATISTICS.
ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS, THE HEAD OF TRADE CONTROLS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, MR Y.Y. LEUNG, SAID THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST WOULD BE REVISED TO REFLECT THE FULL ADOPTION OF THE HARMONISED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM, OR HS.
MR LEUNG SAID THE NEW LIST, WHICH WAS TITLED THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST (HARMONISED SYSTEM), 1992 EDITION, WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO USE ON JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
AS FROM THAT DATE, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS SHOULD PROVIDE COMMODITY ITEM CODE NUMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW CLASSIFICATION LIST IN THEIR IMPORT OR EXPORT DECLARATIONS.
MR LEUNG SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE SOME CHANGES TO THE EXISTING IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATION FORMS TO FACILITATE THE PROCESSING
OF DECLARATIONS AND REDUCE INCONVENIENCE WHICH MIGHT BE CAUSED TO TRADERS WOULD OTHERWISE BE CALLED UPON TO CLARIFY UNCLEAR PARTICULARS IN THE DECLARATIONS.
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HE SAID THE REVISED DECLARATION FORMS WOULD BE GAZETTED SHORTLY AND BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN DECEMBER.
HE ALSO REMINDED IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS THE NEED TO LODGE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DECLARATIONS AND OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMITTING THEM WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD OF 14 DAYS.
"THE CO-OPERATION OF IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS 19 ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN THE ACCURACY OF HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS WHICH 19 ONE OF OUR MAJOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS, MR LEUNG SAID.
AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR H.W. FUNG, ALSO SAID DETAILED STATISTICS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW HONG KONG HARMONISED SYSTEM WOULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON COMPUTER PRINTOUTS AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT FOR USERS' REFERENCE.
MR FUNG SAID THE DESCRIPTIONS AND CODES OF THE HONG KONG HARMONISED SYSTEM WERE SPECIFIED IN THE 1992 EDITION OF THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST, WHICH WAS NOW ON SALE.
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