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FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1987

THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO EMPOWER THE

DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICES TO PRESCRIBE FEES FOR MEDICAL TESTS; CERTAIN TYPES OF HAMPERED VESSELS FROM THE REQUIREMENT PILOTAGE.

THE PILOTAGE (AMENDMENT} REGULATIONS 1987 DIFFERENT FEES то BE CHARGED UNDER THE ORDINANCE EXAMINATIONS,

OF MEDICAL AND AND TO EXEMPT OF COMPULSORY

STIPULATES THE FOR SPECIFIED

TALKS ON HARMONISED SYSTEM NEARLY COMPLETED

A COMPLEX SERIES OF NEGOTIATIONS AROUND

SYSTEM IS

THE WORLD TO ENSURE OF A INTRODUCTION

NEARLY

NOT LOSE

THROUGH THE OUT COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING

THAT HONG KONG DOES HARMONISED

COMPLETED.

MICHAEL

SAID SZE,

TODAY

(FRIDAY) RESULT

THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR THAT THE TALKS HAD SUCCEEDED IN ESTABLISHING A BROADLY NEUTRAL

SWEDEN, NORWAY, FINLAND, FOR THE UNITED STATES, BEC, CANADA, JAPAN, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA.

"SOME FURTHER

DISCUSSIONS

ARE STILL

OUTSTANDING

OUR SIMILAR OUTCOMES

WITH

SMALLER TRADING PARTNERS BUT WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL BE ACHIEVED," HE SAID.

THE NEW

SYSTEM

SIMPLICITY INTRODUCES RECORDING OF WORLD TRADE - THOUGH TO THE LAYMAN INTRODUCTION CAN SEEM COMPLEX.

ANOTHER

EATING

AND

INTO THE LOGIC THE DETAILS OF IT'S

4

MIGHT HAVE BEEN A THERE SAID MR SZE. "ONE WOULD CALL

METAL SMALL ANOTHER

"IN THE PAST, FOR INSTANCE, COUNTRIES MAKING KNIVES AND FORKS, CUTLERY,

UTENSILS, ANOTHER TABLE IMPLEMENTS AND SO ON. IT WOULD BE TO MAKE COMPARISONS ON TOTAL FIGURES.

"

DOZEN THEM PRODUCTS, VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE

THE HARMONISED

THAT EVERY

DESCRIPTION COMMODITY

NATION USED THE

AND

SAME

HE EXPLAINED

THAT

CODING SYSTEM WOULD ENSURE

DEFINITIONS.

/AFTER JANUARY