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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1988

ADVICE ON APPLICATIONS FOR STRATEGIC COMMODITIES LICENCES

DEPARTMENT

HAS

ADVISED APPLICANTS FOR THE TRADE

STRATEGIC AND EXPORT APPLICATIONS COMMODITIES LICENCES TO SUBMIT THEIR IMPORT AS EARLY IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY BEFORE LONG HOLIDAYS.

THE

"ANY SUDDEN INFLUX OF LICENCE APPLICATIONS LEADS TO SUBSTANTIAL

AND CAUSES DELAY TO THE APPLICANTS, INCREASES IN WORKLOAD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR ALAN LAI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

HOWEVER, MR LAI REMINDED APPLICANTS THAT THERE IS SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE NON-STRATEGIC PRODUCTS WHICH CLASSIFIED AS "NO LICENCE REQUIRED".

NO NEED TO HAVE BEEN

CURRENTLY STRATEGIC COMMODITIES ARE SUBJECT TO BOTH IMPORT EXPORT LICENSING CONTROL BY THE DEPARTMENT.

AND

YEAR THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS

OF 28.3 PER 125,680 LICENCES FOR STRATEGIC COMMODITIES, AN INCREASE CENT OVER THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF LAST YEAR. FURTHER INCREASES

HAVE BEEN WORKLOAD

CAUSED BY APPLICATIONS DEPARTMENT'S THE STRATEGIC COMMODITIES LICENCES WHEN A LICENCE IS NOT REQUIRED.

IN

FOR

HAVE "NO LICENCE IS REQUIRED FOR THE IMPORT OF PRODUCTS WHICH

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND BEEN CLASSIFIED AS 'NON-STRATEGIC' EXCEPT IRRADIATING APPARATUS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO IMPORT LICENSING MR LAI STRESSED.

ri

CONTROL,

HAVE BEEN POWERED CONTROL..

BY

FOR REQUIRED "LIKEWISE NO EXPORT LICENCE

AS 'NON-STRATEGIC' EXCEPT CLASSIFIED

SUBJECT MAINS SUPPLY

IS

ARE WHICH

PRODUCTS WHICH ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS TO EXPORT LICENSING

"

OR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

FLOPPY THEREFORE DO NOT REQUIRE

MANY TYPES OF TRANSISTORS, DISKETTES ARE IN FACT "NON-STRATEGIC" AND IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCE.

THE

NON-STRATEGIC SHIPPING COMPANIES MAY ACCEPT

AS "NO LICENCE REQUIRED" FOR WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED

WILL WITHOUT A LICENCE. THE DEPARTMENT

SOON ISSUE

CLARIFYING

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

AIRLINES

SUCH

COMMODITIES

SHIPMENT

A

CIRCULAR

ΤΟ

AND

SHIPPING

COMPANIES.

ACCORDING TO MR

LAI,

THE MAJOR

LICENSING PROCEDURE IS THE CLASSIFICATION PROCESS AS REQUIRED IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS.

BOTTLENECK IN THE

CURRENT

BY THE

/"TO EASE