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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1990

THAT

"THE BASIC PREMISE REMAINS HOMELESS OUT OF THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS,

WOULD

NOBODY

BE WILL

MR LAN SAID.

RENDERED

THAT

ENSURE

WORKS AND

LOOKING AHEAD, HE SAID CNTA

CONTINUE TO ADEQUATE CONSULTATION WOULD BE CONDUCTED WITH THOSE CONCERNED SUCH THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN REGARD TO THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL THE METROPLAN SO THAT LOCAL NEEDS COULD BE CATERED FOR.

GOVT PAID TRIBUTE TO TFC

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MR JOSEPH

THE

WONG, TRADE

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO THE PAST ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACILITATION COUNCIL (TFC).

COMMENTING ON TFC'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO CEASE OPERATIONS, SAID TFC PIONEERED TRADE FACILITATION WORK IN HONG KONG AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TRADING IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

MR

WONG

HAD

MADE

COMMUNITY

WITH THE REDUCE

OF TRADE FACILITATION LIES "THE NEXT MAJOR STAGE

(EDI) WHICH WILL DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE THE USE OF PAPER DOCUMENTS.

A

THIS AND IB WORKING "THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH A JOINT PROJECT WITH TRADELINK, GROUP OF 11 HONG KONG LEADING BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS," MR WONG SAID.

EDI

HE ADDED: "IT IS TFC WHICH FIRST INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF IN HONG KONG, AN EXAMPLE OF ITS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS.

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WORK

BE TAKEN

"WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH TFC WILL

THE OVER BY ORGANISATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, TDC HAS ENQUIRIES," MR WONG SAID.

то ENSURE

GOVERNMENT

THAT THE AND RELEVANT HANDLE AGREED TO

RESIDUAL TRADE

TRADE-RELATED

TFC DECIDES TO CALL IT A DAY

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THE HONG KONG TRADE

FACILITATION

COUNCIL (TFC) TODAY FOR THE WORK IN HONG KONG THAT APPLIED

то PRIOR

THE

(WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL SHORTLY CEASE OPERATIONS. FUTURE, THE CONTACT POINT FOR TRADE FACILITATION WILL REVERT TO THE GOVERNMENT. THIS WAS THE ARRANGEMENT UNDER THE FORMER

FACILITATION TRADE

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL IN 1981.

COMMITTEE,

THE

MR HARRY GARLICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TFC, SAID THAT

BY THE EXECUTIVE DECISION HAD BEEN MADE AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION COMMITTEE.

/"WE HAVE