XN000022-1980-12-23 — Page 5

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1980

A JOINT OPERATION BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO DEMOLISH ILLEGAL ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS IN THE NEW TOWN WILL BE CARRIED OUT AFTER WARNING LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED ALL MULTI-STOREY BUILDING RESIDENTS AND OWNERS TO OBSERVE LEASE CONDITIONS IN FUTURE AND TO PUT RIGHT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BREACHES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST.

+THEY CAN APPROACH THE DISTRICT OFFICE IF THEY HAVE QUERIES REGARDING THE MACHINERY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT, HE SAID.

LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS SEEKING THE IR SUPPORT IN TACKLING THE GROWING PROBLEM.

AMENDMENTS TO TRADE CLASSIFICATION LIST

******

THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS REMINDS IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS THAT A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE +CLASSIFICATIONS OF COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES AND COMMODITIES+ CONTAINED IN THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST, REVISED EDITION, JANUARY 1978.

THESE AMENDMENTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NO 4 OF THE GAZETTE TO BE ISSUED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND WILL COME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1981.

TRADE DECLARATIONS FOR SHIPMENTS MADE ON OR AFTER THIS DATE MUST BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED CLASS IF ICATION.

FROM THAT DATE, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS OF GARMENTS WILL HAVE TO CLASSIFY SILK GARMENTS SEPARATELY ON THE TRADE DECLARATIONS, IN THE SAME WAY AS THEY DO NOW FOR GARMENTS MADE OF COTTON, WOOL OR MAN-MADE FIBRES. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE SOME NEW CODES TO COVER FURTHER BREAKDOWNS OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF UNDERGARMENTS AND INFANTS' GARMENTS.

IN VIEW OF THE RAPID DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WATCHES INDUSTRY. THE PRESENT CLASSIFICATION FOR ELECTRONIC WATCHES WILL BE REPLACED BY A NEW ONE, SEPARATELY IDENTIFYING DIGITAL, ANALOG AND DIGITAL-ANALÓG WATCHES. ON THE OTHER HAND IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS OF MECHANICAL WATCHES WILL HAVE TO SPECIFY ON THE TRADE DECLARATIONS THE NUMBER OF JEWELS, AND ALSO WHETHER THE WATCHES ARE MADE OF PRECIOUS MATERIALS.

APART FROM THESE EXAMPLES. THERE ARE OTHER AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN FOOD ITEMS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, MACHINERY, TOYS AND GAMES.

COPIES OF THE FULL LIST OF AMENDMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED ON REQUEST, FREE OF CHARGE, AT THE FOLLOWING OFFICES :

A GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS