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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1991

MARKS.

"THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND FOR THE REGISTRATION OF SERVICE

SHE SAID THE LAST STATISTICS AVAILABLE SHOWED THAT THE SERVICES SECTOR CONTRIBUTED ALMOST 68 PER CENT OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) AND ABOUT 57 PER CENT OF EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO MAY HAVE

ORDINANCE 1991

TRADE MARKS (AMENDMENT}

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON THE CAN CONTACT THE DEPUTY PROPERTY, MISS AVERIL WATERS (TEL. NO. 737 2603), OR THE CHIEF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXAMINER OF THE

DIRECTOR OF INTELLECTUAL

DEPARTMENT, MISS MAMIE CHAN (TEL. NO. 737 2626).

EXCO APPROVES CONTROLS OVER MUNITIONS TRANSIT

PROPOSALS ΤΟ AMEND THE IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE AND

INTRODUCE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION, WHICH WILL

CONTROLS OVER WEAPONS AND RELATED ITEMS IN TRANSIT THROUGH HONG KONG, HAVE BEEN APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

BY

THE PROPOSED CONTROLS WOULD REQUIRE LICENSING OF SPECIFIED MUNITIONS, TOGETHER WITH ITEMS FOR USE RELATING TO NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, BEFORE THEY TRANSIT HONG KONG.

A LICENCE IS ALREADY

TRANSHIPMENT OF THESE ITEMS.

REQUIRED FOR THE IMPORT, EXPORT AND

OTHER GOODS IN TRANSIT WILL REMAIN FREE FROM CONTROL.

AMENDED SO

THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION ORDINANCE WILL ALSO ВЕ THAT SUBSTANCES CONTROLLED UNDER THAT ORDINANCE WILL NOT COMB UNDER CONTROL WHILE TRANSITING HONG KONG.

THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE AMENDMENTS TO BRING POTENTIAL WEAPONS PRECURSORS UNDER IMPORT AS WELL AS EXPORT CONTROL.

CHEMICAL

THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991 AND THE OZONE LAYER PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROPOSED NEW CONTROLS WERE A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CHECK THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER WEAPONS.

"AT PRESENT, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT WEAPONS OF THE TYPE " HE TO BE CONTROLLED IN TRANSIT ARE BEING SHIPPED THROUGH HONG KONG, SAID.

/THE SPOKESMAN