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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1990

CHANGES TO IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS GAZETTED

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS INTRODUCED CHANGES TO THE IMPORT AND

REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT FROM (GENERAL)

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS THE CATEGORIES OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IMPORT AND EXPORT OF CERTAIN

AND TEXTILES.

AND EXPORT DETAILS OF THE CHANGES ARE CONTAINED IN THE IMPORT (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1990 AND IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT OF FIRST SCHEDULE) ORDER 1990 PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE

WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IMPORTED OR ENTERING OR LEAVING EXPORTED IN THE ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE OF A PERSON

WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM HONG KONG AND WHICH ARE FOR HIS PERSONAL USE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

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OR A PERSONAL WILL ALSO BE FREE

AT THE SAME TIME, TEXTILES CONSTITUTING PERSONAL EFFECTS IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG OR TEXTILES CONSTITUTING EFFECTS EXPORTED IN ACCOMPANIED PERSONAL BAGGAGE FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

OR EXPORTED AS PASSENGERS

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND TEXTILES IMPORTED PART OF THE PROVISIONS REQUIRED FOR THE USE OF THE CREW OR OF A CARRIER ARE ALSO EXEMPTED.

BE IN A REASONABLE ARE IMPORTED OR

IN ALL THESE CASES, THE ARTICLES HAVE TO QUANTITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY EXPORTED IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR EXEMPTION.

ARE FABRIC ALSO EXEMPTED UNDER THE PRESENT AMENDMENT EXERCISE

SQUARE SWATCHES AND SAMPLE YARN IMPORTED BY AIR AND NOT EXCEEDING 0.8

KILOGRAMS IN WEIGHT METRE IN SIZE IN THE CASE OF THE FORMER AND 1.2 IN THE CASE OF THE LATTER.

THE

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR KEVIN HO, SAID

INTRODUCED WERE

FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL

CHANGES REGULATIONS BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT.

TO

"UNDER PRESENT REGULATIONS, ALL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TEXTILE

PRODUCTS AND ARTICLES, PHARMACEUTICAL

MEDICINES

SUBJECT ARE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT COMMERCIAL CONSIGNMENTS.

"THIS STRINGENT LICENSING REQUIREMENT HAS GIVEN

ARE NOT DIRECTLY ENGAGED INCONVENIENCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO TRADE OF THESE ITEMS, HE SAID.

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MR HO SAID THE CHANGES HAD "UNDUE

AND INCONVENIENCES"

ΤΟ EFFICIENCY OF THE LICENSING SYSTEM.

RISE TO IN THE

BEEN BROUGHT IN то IMPROVE THE

EFFECTIVENESS

REMOVE SUCH AND

THE TRADE AND TEXTILE ADVISORY BOARDS HAVE BEEN HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE CHANGES.

CONSULTED AND

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