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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1993

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER BEFORE THE CONSULTATION PERIOD EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

"THEIR VIEWS WILL BE REFLECTED FULLY TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR ADVICE ON THE WAY FORWARD, HE SAID.

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AMENDMENTS TO STRATEGIC COMMODITIES CONTROL LIST GAZETTED

LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS ΤΟ REFLECT UPDATED CONTROLS BY THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR MULTILATERAL EXPORT CONTROLS (COCOM) AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONTROL REGIMES ON STRATEGIC COMMODITIES WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE AMENDMENTS

WERE CONTAINED IN THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (STRATEGIC COMMODITIES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULES) ORDER 1993.

(NO. 2)

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE 1 OF THE REGULATIONS REFLECTED UPDATED COCOM CONTROLS ON THE MUNITIONS LIST AND ATOMIC ENERGY LIST, AND CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT RELAXATION OF CONTROLS ON DUAL-USE GOODS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, SIGNAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, DISK DRIVES AND MODEMS ON THE INDUSTRIAL LIST.

BESIDES, ALL THE ITEMS IN THE EXISTING MISCELLANEOUS LIST WILL BE MOVED AND NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE INDUSTRIAL LIST ΤΟ REFLECT CONTROLS ON GOODS OF NON-PROLIFERATION CONCERNS, WHILE THE MISCELLANEOUS LIST WILL BE REPEALED,

CONSEQUENTIAL CHANGES TO SCHEDULE 2 WHICH COVERS ARTICLES IN TRANSIT HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE.

WHICH COVER

NO CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO SCHEDULES 3 AND 4 END-USE CONTROL AND SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES IN RELATION ΤΟ ARTICLES SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 3 RESPECTIVELY, HE ADDED.

COUNCIL

THE AMENDMENT ORDER SHALL BE TABLED TO THE LEGISLATIVE ON DECEMBER 8 AND BECOME EFFECTIVE AFTER 28 DAYS, IF THE COUNCIL RAISES NO OBJECTION TO THE ORDER DURING THE PERIOD.

THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF STRATEGIC COMMODITIES ARE SUBJECT TO LICENSING CONTROL BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE.

CONTROL THE FLOW

"THE PURPOSE OF LICENSING IS TO MONITOR AND OF STRATEGIC COMMODITIES TO PREVENT HONG KONG FROM BEING USED AS A

NDUIT FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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HE SAID ANY PERSON WHO IMPORTS OR EXPORTS AN ARTICLE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULES WITHOUT A LICENCE IS LIABLE TO AN UNLIMITED FINE IMPRISONMENT FOR SEVEN YEARS IF CONVICTED.

COPIES OF THE AMENDMENT ORDER ARE AVAILABLE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENTRAL POST OFFICE FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

AND

FOR SALE AT THE BUILDING, GROUND

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