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TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1982

MRS EMILY SHUM SAID THE AIM OF THE SCHOLARSHIP IS TO HELP DESERVING STUDENTS IN THE IR PURSUIT OF BALLET AS A VOCATION.

THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL COVER TUITION FEES, PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION FEES, UNIFORM AND SHOES, POCKET MONEY, TRAVELLING AND MEAL EXPENSES.

THE CLUB INTENDS TO AWARD A SECOND SCHOLARSHIP NEXT YEAR AND

A THIRD ONE IN ANOTHER SUBSEQUENT YEAR, SHE SAID.

IN EACH CASE, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE FULL SCHOLARSHIP MONEY DURING THE THREE-YEAR STUDY AT THE ACADEMY.

CLOSE CUSTOMS COLLABORATION STRESSED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR DOUGLAS JORDAN TODAY (TUESDAY) UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF CLOSE COLLABORATION AMONG CUSTOMS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND HONG KONG, MR JORDAN SAID THAT THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE OF CUSTOMS COLLABORATION WAS THAT ACHIEVED THROUGH THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL IN BRUSSELS, WHICH IN TURN SOUGHT TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE REGIONAL CONFERENCES.

+AN EXTENSION OF THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE CONCEPT IS THAT OF BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN TWO CUSTOMS SERVICES WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER. SUCH IS THE BASIS OF AND THE REASON FOR THIS PRESENT CONFERENCE, HE SAID.

+ IN HONG KONG AND ELSEWHERE WHERE THE PROBLEM EXISTS, THE ROLE OF CUSTOMS IS OFTEN SEEN AS CONCERNED LARGELY WITH DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT. HOWEVER, MR JORDAN SAID THAT WHAT DID NOT ATTRACT SO MUCH ATTENTION BY WAY OF PUBLICITY WAS THE ROLE OF CUSTOMS SERVICES IN THE FACILITATION OF TRADE.

+1N THE COMPLICATED STRUCTURE OF QUOTAS, LICENSING, PREFERENTIAL DUTIES AND ALL THE OTHER PARAPHERNALIA ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING SCENE TODAY, THE ROLE OF CUSTOMS IS TO ENSURE THAT TRADE CAN BE CARRIED ON AS EASILY AS POSSIBLE IN SPITE OF THE INHIBITING PROCEDURES CREATED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY SOME OF OUR TRADING PARTNERS.

+THIS CONFERENCE, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, WILL REVIEW THE WORK OF OUR RESPECTIVE SERVICES IN THIS CONNECTION. HOPEFULLY THE DISCUSSIONS WILL IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF BOTH SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE TRADE OF OUR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS, MR JORDAN CONCLUDED.

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