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SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1989

"WE'RE NOT ABOUT TO GIVE THAT UP. WE REMAIN ABSOLUTELY, INDEED, PASSIONATELY, COMMITTED TO THAT TASK."

SIR GEOFFREY AND LADY HOWE WERE MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON; THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD; THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL GARRY JOHNSON; THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, DAME LYDIA DUNN: THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ALLEN LEE, AND THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR PETER HEAP.

DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME IMPLEMENTED

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED THE DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME, UNDER WHICH TRADERS ARE PROVIDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL OPTION TO SUBMIT IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS ON MICRO-COMPUTER DISKETTES. FROM YESTERDAY (JULY 1).

DETAILED REQUIREMENTS OF THE SCHEME, INCLUDING THE DECLARATION OUTPUT FORMATS, HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED IN A GAZETTE NOTICE PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1988.

THE PURPOSE OF THE DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME IS TO FACILITATE TRADERS IN PREPARING TRADE DECLARATIONS IN A MORE EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE WAY THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTERS.

TRADERS WHO WISH TO SUBMIT IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS BY MEANS OF THE DISKETTE SUBMISSION SCHEME ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THE FOLLOWING TO ANY ONE OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT'S TRADE DECLARATION CHARGES COLLECTION OFFICES:

(1)

MICRO-COMPUTER DISKETTE(S) DECLARATIONS ARE RECORDED;

ON

WHICH

INDIVIDUAL

(2)

THE CORRESPONDING DECLARATIONS IN THE

FORM OF COMPUTER

PRINTOUTS;

(3)

SUMMARY DECLARATION(S) SIGNED BY THE DECLARER; AND

(4) CASH OR CHEQUE OF AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF CHARGES.

THE FORMATS OF DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED IN ITEMS (1) ARE SPECIFIED IN THE GAZETTE NOTICE.

TO (3) ABOVE

TO JOIN THE SCHEME, THE TRADER NEEDS A MICRO-COMPUTER WITH RUNS ON MS-DOS OF VERSION 2.0 OR HIGHER.

THE GOVERNMENT

SYSTEM