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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21,

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THE BRANCH WILL BE HEADED BY A NEW SECRETARY FOR ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION AND THERE WILL BE TWO DEPUTY SECRETARIES OVERSEE ING RESPECTIVELY INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

SOME OTHER TRADITIONAL AND COMMUNITY RELATED MATTERS FO: WH.R THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH IS CURRENTLY RESPONSIBLE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

THESE NEW BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS WILL COME INTO BEING ON APRIL 1, 1985. THE PRESENT HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, COUNCILS AND ADMINISTRATION BRANCH AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTIMENT WILL THEN CEASE TO EXIST AS WILL SUCH POSTS AS THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND THE DIRECTOR, COUNCILS AND ADMINISTRATION BRANCI:.

A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THIS REORGANISATION WOULD ENABLE THE CIVIL SERVICE TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO THE URBAN COUNCIL AND TO THE NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL. HE ADDED THAT THE NEW ORGANISATION WOULD BE MANNED ALMOST ENTIRELY WITH STAFF REDEPLOYED FROM THE FORMER DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES.

AMENDMENTS TO IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE *****

AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE HONG KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION LIST, REVISED EDITION, JANUARY 1982.

THESE AMENDMENTS, PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WILL COME INTO FORCE FROM JANUARY 1, 1985.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID: +TRADE DECLARATIONS FOR SHIPMENTS MADE ON OR AFTER THIS DATE MUST BE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED CLASSIFICATION.

AS FROM JANUARY 1, 1985, +STOCKINGS+ AND +SOCKS AND SOCKETTE 3+ FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS WILL BE SEPARATELY CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO WHETHER THEY ARE MANUFACTURED FROM COTTON, WOOL, SYNTHETIC FIBRES, REGENERATED FIBRES OR OTHER TEXTILE MATERIALS.

THERE WILL BE A SIMILAR BREAKDOWN BY MATERIALS OF STOCKINGS,

SOCKS AND SOCKETTES+ FOR MEN AND BOYS.

*DIRECT CURRENT MOTORS AND DIRECT CURRENT GENERATORS+ VILL BE CLASSIFIED INTO FIVE GROUPS COMPRISING THOSE NOT EXCEEDING 37.5 WATT, THOSE EXCEEDING 37.5 WATT BUT NOT EXCEEDING 750 WATT, THOSE EXCEEDING 750 WATT BUT NOT EXCEEDING 75 KILOWATT, THOSE EXCEEDING 75 KILOWATT BUT NOT EXCEEDING 375 KILOWATT AND THOSE EXCEEDING 375 KILOWATT.

TREK AANDHATS

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