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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1994

QUESTION:

FS:

WHAT ABOUT THE

SHOULD THE MTRC

IT SHOULD

KNOW,

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT BECAUSE AS YOU THERE HAS BEEN A BRIEFING FOR LEGCO MEMBERS AND THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, AND OF COURSE THERE IS A FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING COMING UP,

SO I THINK I'LL LEAVE THAT TO MY COLLEAGUES AND DONALD TSANG ΤΟ GET ON WITH IT.

QUESTION:

AT THE LATEST EXPERTS MEETING BOTH SIDES DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS ON WHAT THE REMAINING DIFFICULTIES ARE.

FS:

OKAY.

HAVE

WELL I'M SURE THEY'LL SORT IT OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK. THANK YOU.

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CUSTOMS ACHIEVE PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR 1993-94

SAID TODAY

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT (SUNDAY) THAT THE PERFORMANCE TARGETS SET UNDER ITS "SERVING THE COMMUNITY" SCHEME FOR 1993-94 WERE GENERALLY ACHIEVED.

"THE DEPARTMENT ATTAINED AN ACHIEVEMENT RATE OF OVER 99 PER CENT IN MOST OF THE PERFORMANCE TARGETS," HE SAID.

"THE SLIGHTLY LOWER ACHIEVEMENT RATE OF 87 PER CENT RELATED TO THE ISSUING OF DUTIABLE COMMODITIES IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCOMPLETE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY APPLICANTS, CAUSING DELAY TO PROCESSING."

THE SPOKESMAN SAID AN ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE PLEDGE, RELATED TO THE CLEARANCE OF AIR PASSENGERS, HAS BEEN ADDED FOR THE YEAR 1994- 95.

"UPON QUEUING UP FOR CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, THE TARGET 18 TO CLEAR PASSENGERS WITHIN 15 MINUTES, EXCEPT FOR THOSE BEING SELECTED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE CLEARANCE OF DETAINED SEA CARGO HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM SEVEN TO FIVE. THE TARGET TIME TO CLEAR DETAINED AIR CARGO IS NOW

90

DAYS MINUTES.

THE TIME TO MAKE IMPORT AND EXPORT DECLARATIONS AND THE PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM CHARGES AT COLLECTION OFFICES HAS BEEN MODIFIED.

FOR LODGMENT OF MORE THAN 50 PAPER DECLARATIONS, THE TARGET, INCLUDING QUEUING TIME, RANGES FROM HALF AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS.

FOR LODGMENT OF LESS THAN 50 PAPER DECLARATIONS, TIME IS HALF AN HOUR TO ONE AND ONE-QUARTER HOURS.

THE TARGET

DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO SET UP CUSTOMERS LIAISON GROUPS FOR AIR AND SEA CARGO,

/"THE DEPARTMENT