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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1993

PUBLIC URGED TO GIVE MORE VIEWS ON REFORMS

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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL WONG, TO GIVE VIEWS ON THE TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS.

MR TSIM,

LEGISLATIVE

WONG

FAIR,

OPEN

IN YAU SPEAKING AT A SPRING LANTERN CARNIVAL

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SAID THEIR OPINIONS COULD HELP

BE COUNCIL TO COME UP WITH A POLITICAL MODEL WHICH WOULD AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

MR WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.

MANY SUBMISSIONS

AND THE RELATED LEGISLATION WILL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

SOON BE

ΤΟ INTRODUCED

THE

TOOK MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE

PART IN THE CARNIVAL WHICH WAS ΤΕΙ AND TSIM ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA

SHA TSUI CULTURE AND ARTS FROM THE YAU TSIM ASSOCIATION WITH SPONSORSHIP

DISTRICT BOARD AND

URBAN COUNCIL.

PROGRAMMES INCLUDED GAME STALLS, MAGIC SHOW, CHINESE TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS, SINGING AND DANCING PERFORMANCES.

SEEK ADVICE TO AVOID HOLD-UP OF TEXTILE CONSIGNMENTS

TEXTILE EXPORTERS ARE URGED TO SEEK UP-TO-DATE CLASSIFICATION ADVICE FROM THE TRADE DEPARTMENT BEFORE ACTUAL SHIPMENT OF TEXTILE PRODUCT TO AVOID HOLD-UP BY IMPORTING COUNTRY AUTHORITIES.

A SPOKESMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT SAID:

"CLASSIFICATION PRACTICE FOR TEXTILE EXPORT ΤΟ RESTRAINED MARKETS MAY CHANGE OVER TIME.

"RELEVANT AUTHORITY IN IMPORTING COUNTRIES, WHO CONSIDER THE PRODUCTS TO BE INCORRECTLY CLASSIFIED, HAVE THE RIGHTS TO HOLD-UP TEXTILE CONSIGNMENTS AND MAY REQUEST THE PRODUCTION OF A RETROSPECTIVE EXPORT LICENCE IN THE CATEGORY DEEMED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR IMPORT PURPOSE."

THEREFORE, TRADERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK CLASSIFICATION PRIOR TO EXPORTATION.

"SINCE REQUESTS

ADVICE

ADVICE ARE TRADERS SHOULD GET OF ACTUAL SHIPMENT OF

FOR EXPEDITIOUS. CLASSIFICATION NORMALLY NOT ENTERTAINED BY THE TRADE DEPARTMENT, IN TOUCH WITH THE DEPARTMENT WELL IN ADVANCE TEXTILE PRODUCTS," HE SAID.

/HE FURTHER