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NOTE VERBALE
Her Majesty's Embassy present their compliments to
the Ministry of Foreign Trade and on behalf of the Hong Kong
Government have the honour to refer to the requirements for h
Consular endorsements by the Italian Congulate General at
Hong L'omy Hong Kong in respect of Certificates of Origin for exports
of Hong Kong products to Italy.
2.
A The problem first arose when on the 5th October,
1966 the Italian Ministry of Finance issued a circular
such
abolishing the requirement for certificates of origja with
carfair Prof.
the exception of imports of certain products shipped from
Hong Kong, Macao and Singapore.
3.
There is also a requirement that certificates of
origin should be endorsed at an Italian Consulate. Before
the 1st July, 1967, the Italian Consulate-General in Hono
Kono levied A single fee of Lire 3,000 (HK$28.50) for such
Since ther From that dete, However, this single fee was
endorsements.
replaced hy a sliding scale of charges which increased with
the value of the shipment.
It is appreciated that the renoraphical position
of Hong Kong on the edge of the mainland of China and her
status AR a free port could give cause for concern
as to
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the tme origin of ronds exported from her territory.
is for this reason and inrender to protect the status of
her own industriel ernorts, that the Hong Kong Government
has built up a
in/to
of origin
very rigorous system for issuing certificates
muarantee that goods ernorted from Hong Kong
And claimino Hong Kone origin
in fpotaf Hana Kana-ortoin.
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