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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1992

THE NEW SCALE OF FEES AND THEIR EFFECTIVE DATES ARE:

FEES

TYPE OF APPLICATION

CURRENT

NEW

IMPLEMENTATION DATE

($)

(5)

(A)

CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, OTHER THAN GENERALISED PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE

55

100

JANUARY 1, 1993

(B) GENERALISED PREFERENCE

CERTIFICATES

75

135

JANUARY 1, 1993

(C) FACTORY REGISTRATION

(ANNUAL FEE)

500

1,500

AUGUST 1, 1992

TO

A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE NECESSARY FOR MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM

INTEGRITY OF HONG KONG'S CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN.

INCREASE WAS PROTECT THE

"SINCE 1990, WHEN CERTIFICATION FEES WERE LAST REVISED, CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DEVOTED то INCREASE THE LEVEL OF CONSIGNMENT CHECKS 80 AS TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY CERTIFICATION SYSTEM.

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OF

THE

"THE GOOD NAME OF OUR SYSTEM MUST BE PROTECTED ΤΟ ALLAY CONCERN OF OUR TRADING PARTNERS OVER THE TRUE ORIGIN OF GOODS.

ANY

Tt

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED:

"WE APPRECIATE THAT FEE INCREASES, HOWEVER JUSTIFIED, ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE WELCOME BY THOSE AFFECTED.

"TO SOFTEN THE IMPACT, THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED ΤΟ INTRODUCE THE NEW FEES OVER A LONGER PERIOD, AND NOT TO RECOVER FULL COSTS IN SOME ITEMS IN 1992.

"THE TEXTILE ADVISORY BOARD AND THE TRADE ADVISORY BEEN CONSULTED AND SUPPORT THE REVISION, HE ADDED.

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A COSTING REVIEW HAS SHOWN THAT THE

CERTIFICATION

BOARD HAVE

SYSTEM HAS

BEEN RUN AT CONSIDERABLE DEFICIT.

THE FEES, EVEN AFTER THE REVISION, WILL STILL FALL SHORT OF FULLY RECOVERING THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE.

THE FIVE GOVERNMENT APPROVED CERTIFICATION INCREASE FEES CORRESPONDINGLY FOR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND GENERALISED PERFERENCE CERTIFICATES THEY ISSUE, DETAILS OF WHICH BE ANNOUNCED BY THEM SEPARATELY.

ORGANISATIONS WILL

WILL

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