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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1976

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS TO ISSUE

CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN (FORM A) *****

FIVE NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN (FORM A) FOR GOODS SHIPPED UNDER GENERAL ISED SCHEME OF PREFERENCES TO CANADA, THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

CANADA IS THE THIRD COUNTRY, FOLLOWING JAPAN AND SWITZERLAND, TO ACCEPT CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN (FORM A) ISSUED BY NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS.

THE FIVE ORGANISATIONS SO AUTHORISED ARE THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES- INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE STAFF OF THE FIVE ORGANISATIONS HAD UNDERGONE TRAINING IN THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND WERE FULLY COMPETENT TO DEAL WITH FORM A APPLICATIONS.

HE ADDED THAT THE FIVE ORGANISATIONS WOULD APPLY THE SAME RULES AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE D C AND I AND THAT CLOSE CO-ORDINATION WOULD BE MAINTAINED THROUGH A CERTIFICATION CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE+, WHICH COMPRISES SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE ORGANISATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT.

CHANGE IN KOWLOON DRIVING TEST CENTRES

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS TO SWITCH ITS KOWLOON CENTRES FOR CAR AND MOTORCYCLE DRIVING TESTS FROM NEXT WEEK.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT FROM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, PRIVATE CAR TESTS IN KOWLOON WILL BE HELD AT THE CIVIL AID SERVICES HUNG HOM ZONE HEADQUARTERS AT LEE KUNG STREET, INSTEAD OF AT THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED PUI CHING ROAD DRIVING TEST CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN.

MOTORCYCLE TESTS SCHEDULED FOR THE CIVIL AID SERVICES KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE IN ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON, WILL BE HELD AT THE PUI CHING ROAD DRIVING TEST CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN FROM MONDAY,

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED ALL CANDIDATES THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE IN THE DATE OR TIME OF THE APPOINTMENTS, ONLY IN THE VENUE.

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