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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1991

JANUARY 1, AND

AS FOR ARTICLES IMPORTED OR EXPORTED BEFORE WHICH ARE DECLARED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 14, THE EXISTING FORMS AND COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SHOULD STILL BE USED.

DECLARATION

JANUARY

HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IF THEY ARE DECLARED AFTER 14, THE REVISED FORMS AND NEW COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MUST USED, HE EXPLAINED.

THE REVISED DECLARATION FORMS WERE PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 20.

THEY ARE

BASICALLY

BE

SPECIFIED IN THE GAZETTE

SIMILAR

TO THE

EXISTING

FORMS, WITH

ALTERATIONS IN SEVERAL AREAS.

MODE OF

FOR INSTANCE, DATA BOXES ARE ADDED FOR REPORTING THE TRANSPORT, WHILE THE DATA BOXES FOR REPORTING TRADE VALUES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED IN RESPECT OF DESIGN AND THEIR POSITION ON THE FORMS.

WHILE

PRIMARILY

AIMED

AT

FACILITATING

IN

THE GOVERNMENT

ALSO BENEFIT PROCESSING DECLARATIONS, THE REVISED FORM DESIGN WILL

CAUSED TO THEM IN TRADERS AS

WILL MINIMISE THE INCONVENIENCE IT CLARIFYING UNCLEAR INFORMATION OR SUPPLYING MISSING INFORMATION DUE TO DEFICIENCY IN THE EXISTING FORM DESIGN.

ALONG WITH THE REVISION OF THE DECLARATION FORMS CHINESE DECLARATION FORMS ARE INTRODUCED.

IN ENGLISH,

REVISED THE

DECLARATION ENGLISH OR

EITHER

STARTING FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE FORMS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS MAY CHOOSE CHINESE FORMS FOR SUBMITTING DECLARATIONS.

THE

HONG PUBLICATION {HARMONISED

KONG

ALSO

UNDER THE AND CODES COMMODITY DESCRIPTIONS

IN THE HARMONISED SYSTEM, 1992 EDITION, ARE SPECIFIED

'HONG

LIST KONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM), 1992 EDITION'. A CHINESE VERSION OF THE PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR TRADERS' REFERENCE.

SINCE EARLY

•

NOVEMBER,

FREE

SEMINARS ARR

OFFERED BY THE FAMILIARISING GOVERNMENT TO IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS TO ASSIST THEM IN

SYSTEM AND THE REVISED WITH THE

CLASSIFICATION NEW COMMODITY DECLARATION FORMS.

FURTHER SEMINARS WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 7 IN THE SHA TIN

TOWN

HALL.

TICKETS TO THESE ORDER FORMS FOR OBTAINING FREE ADMISSION

KOWLOON SEMINARS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

HARMONISED COLLECTION OFFICE AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SYSTEM SECTION.

ENQUIRIES FOR DETAILS ABOUT THESE SEMINARS MAY BE MADE ON

TEL.

582 4919.

/THE REVISED