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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1993

TARIFF DATABASE DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS

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DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS OF A TARIFF DATABASE SYSTEM CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO- OPERATION (APEC) WILL BE ARRANGED LATER THIS WEEK FOR TRADERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS.

THE TARIFF DATABASE HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY APEC SUBJECT ΤΟ A VIABILITY STUDY IN ALL 15 MEMBER ECONOMIES. HONG KONG IS A MEMBER OF APEC.

IT IS AN ELECTRONIC NETWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF COMPUTERISED INFORMATION ON TARIFF SCHEDULES OF APEC MEMBERS BASED ON THE HARMONISED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM.

SUBJECT TO THE VIABILITY STUDY, THE DATABASE WILL BE OPENED FOR USE BY THE TRADE COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR OTHER PRIVATE SECTORS THAT HAVE INTERESTS IN THE TARIFF STRUCTURES OF OTHER APEC MEMBER ECONOMIES.

ORGANISED BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, THE DEMONSTRATION SESSIONS WILL BE HELD AT CONFERENCE HALL, NEW ANNEXE TO CENTRAL ALBERT ROAD.

THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE DEMONSTRATION SESSION TO BE HELD AT 2.30 PM ON GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT CONFERENCE GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 17) IN THE HALL, NEW ANNEXE ΤΟ CENTRAL

FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE OF SENIOR INSPECTOR MS LINDA TSUI LOK-YEE ON TEL 852 3503.

ACC MEMBERS BRIEFED ON PROGRESS OF WEST KOWLOON ROAD WORKS

MEMBERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT OF THE AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) BRIEFED ON THE LATEST PROGRESS OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME ROAD WORKS IN WEST KOWLOON, FOLLOWED BY A SITE VISIT THERE.

MEMBERS WERE FIRST BRIEFED BY CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, MR ROBERT LLOYD, ON THE SCOPE AND ALIGNMENT OF THE FUTURE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AND ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC INTERCHANGES.

/THE WEST