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The second clause seeks to exempt clothing items exported with a carnet issued under the Istanbul Convention from the payment of training levy required under the Industrial Training (Clothing Industry) Ordinance. At present, clothing items exported with carnets issued under the Customs Convention on the ATA Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods are already exempted from such training levies. Since this Convention is one of the customs conventions currently applicable to Hong Kong and which the Istanbul Convention seeks to consolidate, it is important to ensure that equal treatment be given to goods for temporary admission under either Convention.
Thank you Mr President.
End/Wednesday, December 14, 1994
Radiation Regulation
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in moving the Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) (Amendment) Regulation 1994 and the Radiation (Control of Irradiating Apparatus)(Amendment) Regulation 1994 in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Mr President,
I move that the Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) (Amendment) Regulation 1994 and the Radiation (Control of Irradiating Apparatus) (Amendment) Regulation 1994 as set out under my name in the paper circulated to Members be approved.
Various fees for licences and certificates are prescribed in regulations made under the Radiation Ordinance.
It is government policy that fees should in general be set at levels sufficient to recover the full costs of providing the services. The fees described above were last set in 1989. To take into account the increase in costs and inflation since then, the fees should now be increased.