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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991

REMINDER ON TEXTILE EXPORTS LICENSING REQUIREMENT

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REMINDED TRADERS THAT

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE LICENSING REQUIREMENT ON TEXTILE EXPORTS APPLIES TO THE EXPORT AND OF EXPORT, INCLUDING ALL MODES VIA RE-EXPORT OF TEXTILE ARTICLES COURIER SERVICE AND PARCEL POST.

KONG "ANY PERSON WHO TAKES, OR CAUSES TO BE TAKEN, OUT OF HONG

A LICENCE MAY BE TEXTILE PRODUCTS NOT UNDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH

AND EXPORT LIABLE TO PROSECUTION UNDER REGULATION 4(1) OF THE IMPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

APART FROM

OTHER PARTIES CONSIGNOR, THE "THIS MEANS THAT,

THE FREIGHT FORWARDER INVOLVED IN THE EXPORT, SUCH AS THE CARRIER,

FORWARDERS RESPECT OF GOODS AND CONSOLIDATOR, IN RESPECT OF GOODS EXPORTED VIA FREIGHT

IN AND THE COURIER COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATORS, EXPORTED VIA COURIER SERVICE ARE EACH LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.

"ANY PERSON WHO CONTRAVENES REGULATION 4(1) SHALL BE GUILTY A FINE OF $500,000 AND AN OFFENCE AND LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO

HE SAID. IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS,

TE

THE OF

OF

ΤΟ

VIEW OF ANY TEXTILES EXPORT

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT TOOK A SERIOUS

AND ANY CIRCUMVENTION BREACH OF THE LAW CONTROL SYSTEM.

ACTION

OF TRADE IN INVOLVED

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL "IN ADDITION TO LEGAL ACTION,

AGAINST THE PARTIES TAKE ADMINISTRATIVE MALPRACTICES RELATING TO TEXTILE EXPORTS," HE SAID.

MAY

THE SPOKESMAN

EXPORTED THROUGH

THAT SAID COMPANIES, BY COURIER

SERVICES, AIR-FREIGHT

RESPECT IN

VIA EITHER

TEXTILE SUCH

OF TEXTILE

PRODUCTS

ON-BOARD COURIERS OR BE CONSIGNMENTS MUST

COVERED BY VALID LICENCES AT THE TIME OF EXPORTATION OUT OF HONG KONG.

CONSIGNOR AND THE TO "THE COURIER COMPANIES (IN ADDITION TO THE

SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION AND

RESPECT OF AIRLINE COMPANY) MAY ALSO BE LIABLE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS EXPORTED BY THEM.

OWN INTERESTS,

COVERED

ENSURE THAT BY VALID EXPORT

"THEY SHOULD THEREFORE, IN THEIR

BY THEM ARE

TEXTILE PRODUCTS EXPORTED LICENCES," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IMPORT

AND

EXPORT

ORDINANCE

AND ITS SUBSIDIARY UNDER THE

MUST BE COVERED BY EXCEPT REGULATIONS, ALL TEXTILE EXPORTS FROM HONG KONG

THE UNDER LICENSING VALID EXPORT LICENCES ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, ARTICLES EXEMPTED FROM EXPORT THOSE TEXTILE IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS.

FIBRE

TEXTILES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION,

AND ANY PRODUCTS, ANY NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FIBRE PRODUCTS, IN THE FORM OF YARNS, GARMENTS OR OTHER MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.

ARE DEFINED A6 OF COMBINATION

FABRICS,

TRADERS WHO REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION MAY CONTACT MISS LAW, ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER, ON TEL. 398 5503,

PEGGY

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