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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1990

PARALLEL TO THE INSTANT ISSUE SERVICE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR IMPORT LICENSING, THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO EXTEND SUCH SERVICE TO TEXTILES LICENCE APPLICATIONS TO THE NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS, THAN TWO MARKETS IN EUROPE (SWITZERLAND AND EAST GERMANY).

LICENCE

APPLICATIONS

OTHER

TEXTLIES EXPORT

DESTINED NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS IN EUROPE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO COUNTERS 42 45 OF THE EUROPE (TEXTILES CONTROL) BRANCH ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR.

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MARKETS

APPLICATIONS DESTINED FOR OTHER GENERAL NON-RESTRAINED SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL EXPORT LICENSING SECTION OF THE OTHER REGIONS (TEXTILES CONTROL) BRANCH ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

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THEY WILL BE SEPARATELY HANDLED BY THE CHINA LICENCE UNIT COUNTERS 9 21 AND THE NON-CHINA LICENCE UNIT AT COUNTERS 1 7.

UNDER THE INSTANT ISSUE SERVICE, APPLICATIONS WILL IMMEDIATELY PROCESSED AND THE LICENCE APPROVED AND ISSUED ON THE PROVIDED THERE ARE NO COMPLICATIONS.

PREVIOUSLY, IT TOOK TWO CLEAR WORKING DAYS ΤΟ PROCESS APPLICATION FOR AN EXPORT LICENCE COVERING TEXTILE GOODS DESTINED GENERAL NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS.

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THE INSTANT LICENSING SERVICE IN RESPECT OF TEXTILE EXPORTS THE NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS WILL BE PROVIDED DAILY FROM MONDAY FRIDAY BETWEEN 8.45 AM AND 12.15 PM AND 1.30 PM AND 5 PM. ON SATURDAY, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 9 AM TO 12.15 PM.

APPLICATIONS FOR TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCES TO MARKETS WILL BE HANDLED BY THE RESPECTIVE CONTROL NORTH AMERICA, APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE (TEXTILES CONTROL) BRANCH AT BASEMENT LEVEL.

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BRANCHES. FOR NORTH AMERICA

STAFF OF

ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN THE 800-STRONG THE DEPARTMENT, THE DECENTRALISATION OF RECEIPT AND ISSUE COUNTERS, THE INTRODUCTION OF AN INSTANT ISSUE SERVICE FOR THE EXPORT OF TEXTILES TO THE NON-RESTRAINED MARKETS, AND THE INSTALLATION OF A DOCUMENT CONVEYOR BELT CONNECTING OVER HALF THE 14 FLOORS OCCUPIED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE THAN PREVIOUSLY POSSIBLE.

A NEW TELEPHONE LIST OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENT'S ENQUIRY COUNTERS AND OTHER SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE NEW TRADE DEPARTMENT TOWER.

VARIOUS PUBLIC FOR COLLECTION

THE SPOKESMAN SAID OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE DEPARTMENT HAD PUBLICISED ITS MOVE ON RADIO AND TELEVISION AND IN TRADE JOURNALS AND HAD ALSO ARRANGED FOR A DIRECTIONAL SIGN TO BE ERECTED AT MONG KOK MTR STATION.

THE CAMPAIGN WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH. HE SAID AT TRADE DEPARTMENT TOWER, ALL OFFICES AND COUNTERS WOULD BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC RESULTING FROM THE MOVE. STAFF WOULD BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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