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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1991
JANUARY 1, AND
AS FOR ARTICLES IMPORTED OR EXPORTED BEFORE WHICH ARE DECLARED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 14, THE EXISTING FORMS AND COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SHOULD STILL BE USED.
DECLARATION
JANUARY
HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IF THEY ARE DECLARED AFTER 14, THE REVISED FORMS AND NEW COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MUST USED, HE EXPLAINED.
THE REVISED DECLARATION FORMS WERE PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 20.
THEY ARE
BASICALLY
BE
SPECIFIED IN THE GAZETTE
SIMILAR
TO THE
EXISTING
FORMS, WITH
ALTERATIONS IN SEVERAL AREAS.
MODE OF
FOR INSTANCE, DATA BOXES ARE ADDED FOR REPORTING THE TRANSPORT, WHILE THE DATA BOXES FOR REPORTING TRADE VALUES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN RESPECT OF DESIGN AND THEIR POSITION ON THE FORMS.
WHILE
PRIMARILY
AIMED
AT
FACILITATING
IN
THE GOVERNMENT
ALSO BENEFIT PROCESSING DECLARATIONS, THE REVISED FORM DESIGN WILL
CAUSED TO THEM IN TRADERS AS
WILL MINIMISE THE INCONVENIENCE IT CLARIFYING UNCLEAR INFORMATION OR SUPPLYING MISSING INFORMATION DUE TO DEFICIENCY IN THE EXISTING FORM DESIGN.
ALONG WITH THE REVISION OF THE DECLARATION FORMS CHINESE DECLARATION FORMS ARE INTRODUCED.
IN ENGLISH,
REVISED THE
DECLARATION ENGLISH OR
EITHER
STARTING FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE FORMS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS MAY CHOOSE CHINESE FORMS FOR SUBMITTING DECLARATIONS.
THE
HONG PUBLICATION {HARMONISED
KONG
ALSO
UNDER THE AND CODES COMMODITY DESCRIPTIONS
IN THE HARMONISED SYSTEM, 1992 EDITION, ARE SPECIFIED
'HONG
LIST KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM), 1992 EDITION'. A CHINESE VERSION OF THE PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR TRADERS' REFERENCE.
SINCE EARLY
•
NOVEMBER,
FREE
SEMINARS ARR
OFFERED BY THE FAMILIARISING GOVERNMENT TO IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS TO ASSIST THEM IN
SYSTEM AND THE REVISED WITH THE
CLASSIFICATION NEW COMMODITY DECLARATION FORMS.
FURTHER SEMINARS WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 7 IN THE SHA TIN
TOWN
HALL.
TICKETS TO THESE ORDER FORMS FOR OBTAINING FREE ADMISSION
KOWLOON SEMINARS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT
HARMONISED COLLECTION OFFICE AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SYSTEM SECTION.
ENQUIRIES FOR DETAILS ABOUT THESE SEMINARS MAY BE MADE ON
TEL.
582 4919.
/THE REVISED