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Tuesday, August 21, 1973

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CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN TO BE ISSUED BY C.G.C.C.

The Director of Commerce and Industry, Mr. D.H. Jordan, announced

today that certificates of origin issued by the Chinese General Chamber of

Commerce, had been given legal protection under the Protection of ion-

Government Certificates of Origin Ordinance.

The government, he said, would advise the United Nations that

C.G.C.C. had been designated as an organisation competent to issue certificates

of origin for goods exported from Hong Kong.

The announcement was made this afternoon after a brief ceremony

during which Mr. Jordan, on behalf of the government, presented the official

certificate of approval to Mr. K.C. Wong, Chairman of the Chinese General

Chamber of Commerce.

The Commerce and Industry Department has assisted the Chinese

General Chamber of Commerce to train certification staff and to set up the

administrative arrangements for the issue of certificates of origin.

These arrangements conform to the standards agreed by member-

organisations of the Certification Co-Ordination Committee and are designed

to ensure that certificates of origin issued by the approved organisations

are accepted internationally.

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