WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1993
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NEW SCHEME TO HELP TEXTILES TRADE
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THE TRADE
DEPARTMENT HAS INTRODUCED A VOLUNTARY TEXTILES TRADERS REGISTRATION SCHEME TO FURTHER HELP TEXTILES TRADERS FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T H
CHAU, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA, MR CHAU SAID TEXTILES TRADERS REGISTERED UNDER THE SCHEME MIGHT IMPORT TEXTILES PRODUCTS, EXPORT SUCH PRODUCTS TO NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS AND RE-EXPORT THEM TO ALL MARKETS WITHOUT A LICENCE.
IN THE LONG RUN, THE PROCESSING OF EXPORT DOCUMENTS WOULD BE FURTHER FACILITATED THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE SYSTEM, HE SAID.
THE SYSTEM, WHICH ENABLED TRADERS TO COMPLETE EXPORT DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES, WOULD OBVIATE THE NEED FOR THEM TO APPLY FOR THE DOCUMENTS IN PERSON.
AS A RESULT, TIME AND COSTS AS WELL AS PAPERWORK INVOLVED WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED.
"THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO HAVE THIS SERVICE AVAILABLE TO TRADERS IN STAGES STARTING FROM 1995, MR CHAU SAID.
LICENCE POSSIBLE
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT 15 COMMITTED TO PROCESSING EXPORT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER EXPORT DOCUMENTS AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRADE CONTROL SYSTEMS.
"OUR COMMITMENT TOWARDS THIS OBJECTIVE IS REFLECTED IN THE PERFORMANCE PLEDGES MADE BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TO ADHERE TO TARGET PROCESSING TIME OF ONE TO THREE WORKING DAYS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF EXPORT DOCUMENTS," HE SAID.
THE SECRETARY ALSO STRESSED THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S LONG- STANDING POLICY TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCY ON THE PART OF MANUFACTURERS IN PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING INVENTORY CONTROL) AND DELIVERY OF MANUFACTURED GOODS.
A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.
THESE INCLUDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL ON PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE CONTROL.
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