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THE HONG KONG
GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
BULLETIN
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IN THE FAR EAST & BEYONO
Once upon a time, long ago, over 100 years in fact, The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was founded
to finance the trade of firms on the Island of Hong Kong.
Well, that was before The Hongkong Bank Group came into
being. Now this vastly influential financi
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JULY, 1969
THE HONG KONG
The Bulletin
GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMME RCE
COVER
Australia is building an impressive new opera house in Sydney, 0
symbol of the country's growing wealth and prestige. The ordinary
) Australian, also, has money to spend on Hong Kong goods. See leading
article.
Chairman:
4 This is Australia. A Commerce and Industry Report.
Hon. M.A.R. HERRIES, OBE, MC
Vice Chairman: 6 The Management Consulta.nt. A management consultant
tells about other management consultants.
G. M. B. SALMON
7 Round About.
Secretary:
J. B. KITE 8 Round About.
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Acting Secretary:
9 Economic Report World Round UP.
R. T. GRIFFITHS
T1 A digest of Chamber news in Chinese.
Bulletin Editor:
Miss B. emu
9th Floor, Union House,
Hong Kong
Tel: 237177 Cables: Chamberc:om
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A country with one of the highest standards of living
in the world, which has increased the real value of its gross
national product by 36 per cent in, the lost six years, and
which is expected to experience a strong. and growing
demand for consumer goods during the foreseeable future-
THIS IS AUSTRALIA
The prosperous Australian Hong Kong's exports to Aus
worker earns the equivalent of tralia lie in the markets that are
HK$364 a week. And he is keen not significantly served by home
to spend his earnings on the good
things of life-already most Aus
industry. The greater part of
the Australian textile market
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tralian families own at least ODe
car, and a. growing number of
comes into this category.
Currently Australia has a )
homes are equipped with tele favourable trade balance with
phones. radio and television sets. Hong Kong, despite an encourag
Each year the average Aussie ing growth in sales of Hong
-and there are over 12 million Kong exports. Between 1965
of them-spends some HK:$6,200 and '68, Hong Kong's imports
on consumer and durable goods. from Australia increased by 57
Like his counterparts in other per cent. Last year our principal
countries with a high standard buy from Australia was food
of living, the Australian is pre stuffs, accounting for some 40
pared to spend his money freely. per cent of total imports from
if he believes he is getting value Australia. Wool anrt metals
for money. Naturally, he is keen were also bought in some quant Mr. P. R. Searcy, O.B.E.,
to buy Australian-made goods, ity by Hong Kong, accounting Senior Trade Commissioner of
but he is equally prepared to for 19 and 12 per cent respec Australia. in Hong Kong.
look at imported goods when tively.
they offer benefits in terms of
price, quality or design. Fifth Largest Market Tariffs
Last year Australia imported Hong Kong products are sub
goods to the value of HK$20,900 Hong Kong's exports and re ject to the general rates of duty
million, an increase of 7.2 per exports to Australia increased assessed on f.o.b. port of ship
cent over 1967. Three exporting respectively by 81 and 34 per ment basis. The mechanism for
nations only-the US, UK and cent between 1965 and '68, and determining the rate is the Tariff
Japan-between them accounted AUstralia is now Hong Kong's Board. The Tariff Board may
for almost two thirds of this fifth largest market. Last year recommend increases or de
total. It is hard to believe that the Aussies bought some HK$242 creases in duty rates, or the im
an increasing share of the Aus million-worth of our exports and position of quantitative import
tralian market could not be won some HK$50 million-worth of re restrictions. In addition to the
by other exporters, if they are exports. duties levied under the customs
prepared to analyse the market Exports included textile articles tariff, additional revenue duties
requirements logically and then and made-up goods (38 per (called primage duties) are
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h.aving gone-in, to s�ll aggres cent), garments (18 per cent) imposed at either 5 per cent or
slvely. and toys (8 per cent). Note 10 per cent on a range of goods.
worthy areas of recent rapid No fixed pattern is discernable in
growth are woven shirts of cot determining which items are to
Clear Policy ton and man-made fibre, of be subject to the levy of primage
which Hong Kong more than duty. In the clothing category
The first point to be kept in doubled its sales last year. Book most items are taxed at 5%.
mind is that the Australian gov exports increased by the par
ernment has a clearly formulat ticularly impressive total of 178
ed policy towards imports. 1n per cent. Travel goods and Sales Tax
the long term, this is designed knitted shirts also sold well, A sales tax is levied on goods
to encourage the growth of home going up by some 75 per cent. and commodities sold in Aus
industries, and has led to the in Here are some of the points of tralia, calculated on the sales
troduction of customs tariffs to detail to be kept in mind by value of the last wholesale tran
protect local industry. potential exporters. They are saction before consumption.
The future of the tariff policy all taken from a Country Pam A wide range of goods is ex
is currently under debate, but phlet prepared by the Depart empt from sales tax, including
whatever the long-term outcome, ment of Commerce and Industry. foodstuffs, medicine, surgical
it is clear that the best prospects Copies of the full pamphlet are goods, plant and equipment for
for an immediate expansion in available to members on request. the manufacture of products,
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most building materials and proved forms are required for Chinese Language
goods for use by educational all exports to Australia. It is
bodies and government authori essential that bills of lading, in Examinations
ties. The general rate of sales voices and other shipping docu The next Colloquial Mandarin
tax is 12% % but some luxury ments are despatched promptly. and Cantonese examinations will
goods are taxed at 25%. Furni so that goods can be cleared im be held as follows:
ture and household equipment mediately.
are in a special class, being The exporter must endorse on Mandarin,
taxed at 2*%. the normal invoice a declaration Levels: Preliminary,
that the final process of manu Intermediate and
facture was performed in the de Final.
Distribution Network veloping country exporting the Date: Friday, 25 July, 1969.
A large proportion of the goods, and not less than half of
Australian import trade is con- the factory cost of the goods is
Cantanese
Levels: Preliminary.
Intermediate and
Final.
Date: Saturday, 26th July,
1969.
Examination Conditions
Details of the syllabus and
conditions for these examinations
are available on application to
the Chamber.
Entries
Candidates must register with
the Chamber and should provide
particulars of:
(a) Level
(b) Firm and address of
candidate
(c) Telephone number at
which candidate can be
contacted.
Pictured is part of one shipment of Australian pears on the Samos Examination Fee
last month being inspected by the Australian Government Trade Examination fee of $30.00 per
Commissioner, Mr. D. M. Walker (third from right), the Chairman candidate must accompany each
of the Australian Apple and Pear Importers' Committee, Mr. Henry entry. The Committee regrets
Leung (second from left), and others. that entries not accompanied by
the appropriate fee cannot be
ducted by local agents operating represented by the value of accepted.
on a commission basis or import labour and materials of develop Cheques should be made pay
ing on their own account. How ing countries andlor Australia. able to the Hong Kong General
ever there is an increasing ten Chamber of Commerce and
dency for retailers, including de Marketing and Labelling crossed.
partment and chain stores, to
Regulations
establish their own buying offices
abroad and for manufacturers to
Regulations require many Notes on Certification
goods, including foodstuffs, tex The Hon. Consul for Costa
import direct. Another channel
tile products, jewellery, china, Rica has infonned the Chamber
is through merchant houses, who
porcelain and earthenware, toys, that as from July 1� 1969 all ship�
import goods for resale.
floor tiles and footwear to be ments of goods from Hong Kong
marked with the country of ori to ports of t.he Republic of Costa
gin prominently on a permanent
Warehouse Facilities Rica are required to. be covered
label. Where any weight or by ·Certificates of Origin issued
Accommodation in both bond
quantity is set out, it must by one of the following issuing
and free stores is sometimes at
specify whether it is gross or net authorities: The Hong Kong
a premium and satisfactory
weight. In the case of foodstuffs General Chamber of Commerce,
arrangements for storage should and medicine, a full and accurate
be made in advance of the arri The Indian Chamber of Com�
description must also be given.
val of the goods. The Port and merce, the Chinese Manufactur
Harbour Authorities charge very ersP Association� the Federation
high rates for goods allowed to Credit Insurance of Hong Kong Industries: and The
remain in the wharf sheds for The Hong Kong Export Credit Department of Commerce and
more than a few days. Insurance Corporation is able to Industries.
offer Hong Kong exporters credit All certificates must be legalis
insurance facilities for exports of ed by the Consul otherwise they
Docum'ents goods to Australia on documents may not be accepted by the Cus
() Combined invoices and certi against payment or documents
against acceptance terms.
toms Authorities at ports of en�
try.
ficates of value and origin in ap-
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THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
What is he . .. What does he do ... Is he worth his hire?
has employed consultants at one managerial talent. Furthermore,
time or another, and in some since the . rewards of consultancy
organisations, consultants are are usually ihigh" they have no
present on a permanent basis, difficulty in attracting high
working on one or other aspect calibre men.
of their client's operations. :In
addition to commercial organisa Secondly, the consulting firms
tions, consultants' clients include spend much ·time in training and
Central and Local Government re-training their men. It is not
Departments, state-owned in unusual for a consultant, par
dustries, hospitals, churches, ticularly during the early days
political and charitable organisa of his career, to spend one-to
tions - even the Royal Opera three months out of every
twelve in training. The larger
House, Covent Garden, and the
fi r ms of consultants also run
organisers of the Edinburgh
their own research and . develop
Festival.
ment departments, !both to keep
Nor is the acceptance of con 'abreast of current techniques in
sultants limited to large or management and to extend
ganisations. Garages, stores, these techniques by developing
book shops, photographers and ·their own refinements.
similar small ,businesses are
among their clients. Thirdly, the consultant by
nature of :his occupation moves
From ibeing a specialist in from company to 'company and
production management, the thus acquires a broad cross
consultants !have become all section of knowledge and is able
Mr. G. H. Garlick, Assistant rounders able to tackle virtually ·to apply the ideas gained in
Secretary in charge of Public all problems of organisation, company A to the problems of
Relations. from the top level management company B.
structure of an international
corporation ,to the layout of a In short if any manager is in
The Chamber recently made a position to succeed, then it is
warehouse or office. Production,
use of a management consultant by the nature of things ·the
sales, accounting, general man
to help re-plan the layout of its management consultant. This,
agement, as well as specialist
offices. And the Secretariat's however, does not mean that he
services in say. computers,
latest recruit - Harry Gar -never has failures; nor does it
operational research, diversifica
lick, who becomes Assistant imply that every consultancy
tion planning, etc. all come
Secretary in charge of public assignment is an unqualified
within their ()rbit. When ap •
relations - spent three years success.
propriate, their operations are
working with a leading interna
international in scope - thus
tional firm of consultants. Here To put the consultant's ·role
they ,can assist in, for example,
he suggests what -Chamber mem into perspective, it must be
the setting-up of a trading
bers should look for in consul remembered that he does not
subsidiary in an overseas coun
tants. work i n isolation, Ibut with a
try, er carry out a survey in a
·Management consultancy is i n particular organisation, his
particular export market.
many ways the growth industry client. Clients can be good or
of the past 20 years. In 1945 - Why have consultants met Ibad, and, by and large, most
even in Europe and the USA - with such success? Certainly, consultants lfind ,that their suc
consultants were few and far an important factor - probably cesses arise in the [better firms.
between and in most cases had the important factor - is the Furthermore, they would also
one staple product to offer in calibre .of the men who hecome say that there is a good and bad
dustry, known usually as work consultants. No reputable con way of using consultants.
study, which was in itself merely sultant will employ a man who To use consultants success
a more sophisticated version of is not a graduate or equivalent, fully, therefore, the onus is on
time-and-motion study. Con who has 'Dot already sound ex the client. He must appreciate,
sultants were strongly produc perience of industry in a firstly, what the consultant is
tion oriented and Ihad little to managerial capacity, and who able to offer him, and secondly,
offer their clients in say, mar does not come up to a minimwn
keting, accounting or general level in intelligence and .other
management. skills. Because of this, the
Today virtually every leading consulting -finns bave tended to
international name in industry employ .only the cream of Con/d. on P. 8
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has stressed at Legislative Navigation in the Pearl
Council that he intends to en
force the Regulations when they River Estuary
become effective in October.
The penalty for an offence is a In 1960 the People's Republic
fine of $2,000. of China declared the waterway
ROUND Members who have not yet
done so are therefore urged, in
their own interest, to send their
west of the Chiapeng Islands and
Tankan Islands (Lima) at the
estuary of the Pearl River to be
personnel for training to comply part of China's inland waters.
with the regulations. Unauthorised passage by all for
eign vessels was prohibited.
ABOUT Simpler Export
Documentation
Foreign merchant vessels en
tering or leaving the port of
Kwangchow (Canton) through
Mr. Jan Tomlin, former Chair the Wanshan Islands are pcrmit
man of the Hong Kong Ex ted to pass after approval has
porters' Association, has an been given to application made
nounced that the Working Party according to certain rules laid
will hold a series of lectures on down by the Chinese authorities
Simpler Export Documents in concerned governing navigation
Hong Kong August at the HKEA's office in
Star House. There will be two
by foreign ships. Information on
the approved routes through
lectures in English and two these waters will be made. avail
Trade Statistics in Chinese. The time will be
at 5.30 p.m. Enquiries to Miss
able on application to thc' entry
and clearance office of the
Hong Kong trade statistics Irene Tarn, K-683816. Marine Department.
for the period of January -
May, 1969 analysed from tbe
published figures of the Cen�
sus and Statistics Department Journey for Perspective
are now available to members.
These include H.K. Overall
Trade, H.K. Trade with U.K .•
U.S.A., Canada. West Ger
many. Sweden. Norway. Den
mark, Switzerland, Belgium,
Luxemburg, Italy. China,
Japan. Australia. Netherlands.
New Zealand. South Africa,
France. Austria, Portugal.
Finland, Spain, Singapore, In
donesia. Taiwan, Philippines,
Republic of Korea, India,
Thailand, Pakistan, Dominican
Republic, Algeria, Ghana,
Nigeria, Kenya, Argentina,
Sudan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia, Libya, Zambia.
Panama. Mexico. Venezuela,
Colombia. Nicara�a. Ecuador.
Costa Rica, Guatemala and On 18th June the Chamber was visited by 22 members of
Uganda. various graduate schools of business administration in the United
states led by Mr. William H.P. Smith, Vice President, New England
Telephone & Telegraph Company.
The visitors were received by the Vice Chairman. Mr. G.M.B.
First Aid Training Salmon, and the Acting Secretary, Mr. R. T. Griffiths. Mr. Salmon
Members are reminded that briefed the visitors on the economic, social and constitutional back
factories employing over 100 ground to Hong Kong and dealt with questions covering a wide
workers must have personnel variety of topics.
trained in first aid to comply On the same day visitors were entertained to a working lunch
with the First Aid Regulations hostcd by Mr. P.G. WiIliams, Director of Dodwcll & Co. Ltd.,
which will come into effect on supported by Mr. Martin Curran, Gcneral Manager of The Hongkong
1st October, 1969. and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Mr. Nigel Rigg, General Manager
According to these regulations, of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd. and Mr. R.T. Griffiths.
factorics with over 100 workers The Journey for Perspective Foundation makes available each
and not exceeding 200 workers year some 20 international study and research fellowships to schools
must have at least one person of business administration in the five Universities of Berkeley.
trained in first aid; factories with Stanford. Los Angeles, Southern California. Washington. The
over 200 workers and not ex Journey involves a 3-week flying visit to various countries for a
ceeding 300 workers must have concentrated series of comprehensive discussions with leaders of
at least 2 persons trained in first business, government and finance. The students selected must have
aid, and so on. demonstrated broad capabilities of leadership.
The Commissioner of Labour Picture shows Mr Salmon (r.) with two of the stUdents.
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Here for Discussion '
The Management
Consultant
Contd.
he must have a realistic idea of
what he expects the consultant
to achieve.
Basically, a consultant is able
to .offer ,8 client only two things
- time and a trained, outside
point-of-view. Of these the
first is the more prosaic, but
t
arguably the more important.
Many management problems
arise ,because the man on the
day-to-day job, no matter how
able or intelligent, just does
not have the time to sit back
and think things -out, much less
does he have time to go ahead
and put a new plan into
operation.
Mr. G.M.8. Salmon, Vice Chairman of the Chamber, (centre) The answers the consultant
held talks at the Chamber with Mr. and Mrs. Sarn Black, public comes up with may not be
relations advisors to the London Chamber of Commerce. absolutely right. The infallible
Mr. and Mrs. Black arrived in Hong Kong specially to discuss man has yet to be born. But
arrangements for the 24th Congress of the Federation of Common� they will ,be answers that are
wpalth Chambers of Commerce. to be held in Hong Kong from produced ·by an intelligent and
May 4 to 8, 1970. It is expected more than 400 delegates will trained man, and almost cer
a1.t�nd, including one or more Commonwealth Prime Ministers. tainly, ·they will have been
discussed and vetted by his
colleagues, so that they are in
effect the result of combined
Standards Library As the Federation is the Hong brain power and experience. It
Kong member of the Internation would therefore be odd if they
al Organisation of Standardisa were completely worthless.
The Chamber has been in tion, the Federation has agreed The rules for the client
formed that the Federation of to act as the local sales agent therefore are:
Hong Kong Industries has set up for the published standards of a
a Standards Library. so as to number of national standard • before employing the con
enable both manufacturers and bodies of the United Kingdom, sultant have a clear idea of
exporters to understand the the United States, Australia, New what your objective is (but
standards requirements of the Zealand, Denmark and India, as not necessarily the ,means
countries to which they export. well as the ISO, the international of achieving this objective
standardisation organisation. - if you know the answers
This library, which is open Enquiries regarding the stan yourself, you either don't
as a reference library, is dards library and purchase of need 'or c-an't work with
stocked with sets of stan standards, should be directed to consultants).
dard specifications of the follow Mr. Cecil Chan, Technical Direc
ing national and international tor of the Federation (Tel. • realise that the assets you
standards bodies: The British H-234141). are buying are simply time
Standards Institution, The Un and experience - not a
derwriters Laboratory of the magic wand.
United States, The Standards
Association of Australia, The
Seminar on Career • listen honestly to what the
Standards Association of New Prospects consultant has got to say
Zealand, The Danish Stanards and observe the way he
Institute. At the invitation of the City goes about implementing
District Officer of Kowloon City, his job.
In addition to the above, the the Chamber arranged to hold a But if, after all this, you think
library also contains the re seminar on Career Prospects for the consultant is wrong, by all
cently published standards of students in the district. means stop him. But remember
the United States of America Topics discussed at the that at this stage you alter the
Standards Institute, and the seminar were Salesmanship, whole nature of his assignment.
1969 edition of the published Accounting and Shipping etc. If you were right, you will have
specifications of the American The Chamber is especially wasted the money spent on fees,
Society of Testing and Materials. grateful to Messrs. T.K. Ho. B. but it will give a beautiful boost
The set of ASTM specifications Leung, and S.K. Hung of to your ego. And if he was
will be complete before the end Dodwell & Co. Ltdl, who acted right, you will, alas, never
of this year. as counsellors at the Seminar. know it.
THE HONG KONG
GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
1st Tuly 1969
Commercial News
) News from D. C. & I.
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Membership
Tenders
Trade Fairs
NEWS FROM D. C. & I.
Commercial Information Circular No. 42/69
Thailand
The Department has received a copy of "Nctice of the Ministry of Finance" from Thailand
announcing a number of amendments to its customs tariff with effect from 25th April, 1969. Of
the items affected the following are of interest to Hong Kong:-
Hong Kong's
Rate of Duty Domestic
Ad Valorem Specific Duty Exports to
Item No. Description per cent (ballt per Kg) Thailand
) Old New Old New in 1968
) (HK$ Mn)
ex 73.10" Iron or steel rods for
electrode wire in
dustry 20 5 O.BO 0.22 30.7
(HK$0.17Bl (HKSO.OB5) (All· bars
ex 73.10" Iron or steel bars for and rods of
Chang Kol (hoe) iron 01'
industry 20 2 0.60 O.OB steel)
(HK$0.176) (HK$0.018)
Official Exchange Rate: Baht 100 = HK$29.3
Note: * Part of Item No. 73.10
In a "Memorandum of the Ministry of Economic Affairs" the Thai Authorities promulgated
a consolidated list of commodities for which an import permit into Thailand is required. Of the
items which fall within this list, the following is of interest to Hong Kong:-
Hong Kong's Domestic
Exports to Tha-iland
Item No. Description in 1968
(HK$ '000)
4 Woven materials in piece, bolt, and roll with 50% and
upward of g�nuine silk content 50B.4
) (Mr. K. Y. Lee, Te!. No. H-(53939)
Israel
The Department has received a copy of the Israeli Free Imports Order, 1969, listing goods
which are allowed, with effect from 6th October, 1968, to be imported into Israel without specific
import licences. Of these items, the following are of interest to Hong Kong:-
Customs H.K.'s Domestic
Tariff Exports to Israel
No. Description in 1968
(HK$)
14.01 Vegetable materials used for plaiting 45,078
(rattan canes)
39.07 - 1020 Articles of foam polysterene 293,398
(all plastic
household
articles)
42.02 Travel goods and similar containers of leather, com
position leather, of vulcanized fibre, of artificial
60.02
plastic sheeting, of paperboard or of textile fabric.
Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crochelted, not
38,314
)
elastic and not rubberized. 124,987
)
61.10 Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sDckettes
not knitted or crochetted 38,465
66.01 Umbrellas and sunshades (including umbrellas in the
form of walking sticks, sunshades in the form of
tents, garden umbrellas and the like) 64,429
67.02 Artificial flowers, foliages or fruit or parts thereof;
articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit 51,954
67.03 - 1000 Human hair, combed or otherwise worked 199,431
67.04 - 1000 Wigs 47,525
83.01 Locks and padlocks (key, combination or electrically
operated) and their parts, of base metal, excluding
those used for motor cars; frames incorporating
locks, for handbags, trunks and the like, and parts
of such frames, of base metal; keys for any of the
foregoing articles, finished or not, of base metal 71,491
85.15 - 4000 Sound receivers of the following kinds:
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1.529,465
- 4020 Operated by thermionic valves (all kinds of
- 4035 Operated by a transistor, suitable to be permanently transistor
fitted in a motor vehicle, whether so fitte.d or not radios)
85.20 - 2020 Fluorescent tubes 32,880
90.07 Photographic apparatus, photographic flashlights 38,697
97.02 Dolls 31,936
97.03 Other toys, excluding dangerous toys 1,218,692
98.12 Combs, hair-slides and the like 44,620
(Mr. T. H. Chau, Te!. No. H-431233)
Commercial Information Circular No. 40/69
Australia
C.L Circular No. 46/68 gave notice of a Tariff Board public hearing scheduled on 20th August,
1968 regarding the question whether assistance should be accorded the production in Australia of
gloves, mittens and mitts of leather or composition leather (Australian Customs Tariff Item No.
42.03.1).The recommendations of the Tariff Board have recently been reported to the Australian
Government which has now announced the following changes in the rates of customs duty:-
Australian Tariff Description Rates of Duty
Item No. Old New
42.03.1 Gloves, mittens and mitts, of leather or composition
leather:
42.03.11 - Of the work type or as worn by golfers 12'k% 30%
ad va!. ad val.3
Australian Tariff Description Rates of Duty
Item No. Old New
42.03.12 - Dress type 12%% 121h%
ad val. ad val.
42.03.19 - Other:
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- Of a kind worn solely or principally for sporting 55%
purposes ad val.
71h%
Other 371;"% ad val.
ad val.
Hong Kong's domestic exports to Australia of the item concerned were valued at
HK$I,167,797 in 1968 and HKS341,498 from January to April, 1969.
(Mr. T. K. Ch.u, Te!. No. H-431233)
Singapore
The Department has received copies of the Singapore Government Gazette Subsidiary
Legislation Supplement No. 25 and No. 30 dated 18th April and 17th May respectively, which
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contain a number of amendments to its customs duties. Of the items affected by these changes
the following are of interest to Hong Kong:
Customs Duties
Old Rate New Rate
Item No. Description Fun & Preferential Full & Preferential
893 202 Toilet cisterns (Not applicable) 8$8 each ton.
893 202 - 9 Other than those falling within (Not applicable) Nil
code 893 202 - 1
899 531 Slide (zip) fasteners 1 cent Nil
per inch per doz.
899 532 Parts of slide (zip) fasteners 20% Nil
ad val.
In 1968, Hong Kong's domestic exports of slide (zip) fasteners (and parts), and articles made
of plastics which include toilet cisterns, etc. to Singapore were valued at HK$875,232 and HK$445,784
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respectively.
(Mr. K. Y. Lee, Te!. No. H-453939)
quota limitation to ·certain 94.01.130
Australia specified handicraft products Le. 94.01.199
certain traditional, hand-made 94.01.220
Tariff Preference to Less-Deve products of cottage industries, 94.01.292 Other furniture
loped Count.ries for which prior applications are 94.01.299
not required. Details of these 94.03.200
) C. I. Circular No. 48/68 gave
a consolidated list of all items items are set out in Enclosure 2. 94.03.900
) included in the Australia pre All less-developed countries 97.03.900 Toys
ference scheme for imports from which are entitled to benefit
less-developed countries. A sub from the .preference scheme are 98.15.000 Vacuum flasks and
sequent extension of the scheme, listed at Enclosure 3. Hong parts
as well as certain amendments Kong is included in the list, Since quotas are allocated
to it, were notified by C. 1. but is excluded from preferen only to importers in Australia,
Circular No. 68/68 dated 29th tial treatment on the following exporters wishing to benefit
August, 1968. A total of forty items:- from the preference scheme
five further items have now should contact their importers.
been included in the scope of 70.12.000 Glass inners for
vacuum flasks The closing date for Australian
this scheme. importers to lodge their applica
85.09.400 Dynamos as used in tions with the Australian
For ease of reference a con
lighting sets Customs authorities for allo
solidated, up-ta-date list of all
items included in the Australian 85.09.510 Bicycle lamps cation of quotas for the six
preference scheme is attached month period commencing 1st
85.09.590 Lamps used in light July 1969 in respect of the goods
as Enclosure 1. This list gives ing sets
details of the preference quotas, specified in Enclosure 1 is 1st
the preferential rates of duty 85.09.600 Warning devices and June 1969.
and imports into Australia from reflex rear lights for Goods entering under the
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Hong Kong of the items con vehicles etc. preference scheme are subj ect
cerned. to certain origin rules and
94.01.191 ChairS and lounges of documentation and certification
) In addition to quota items,
the preference scheme also
94.01.210 wicker bamboo and
cane, \vith or without
requirements. For quota items in
Enclosure 1, which is available
grants duty free entry without legs at the Chamber, the exporter4
must endorse on the normal
invoice a declaration to the Finland Australia
effect that the final process of Adjustment of S])ecific Duties The Department has received
manufacture was performed in As a result of the change in information that in relation to
Hong Kong and that not less the exchange parity of the Fin the Australian Tariff Board's
than half of the factory or works nish currency in October, 1967, inquiry into whether assistance
cost of the goods is represented the Government of Finland, with should be accorded the produc
by the value of labour and the concurrence of the Contract tion in Australia of knitted or
materials of less develop�d ing Parties of the General crocheted articles of apparel
countries and/or Australia (the agreement on Tariffs and Trade, (Australian Tariff Items 60.05.1
country or countries concernpd has made adjustments to the and 60.05.2) and of knitted or
must be named and may include specific import duties while the crocheted shirts (Australian
other less developed countries as ad valorem rates of duty remain Tariff Item 60.04) , a further
specified in Enclosure 3) . No unchanged. public hearing will be held at
further endorsement is required. Details of the tariff adjust the Public Enquiry Room, Tariff
For handicraft products in En ments of interest to Hong Kong Board, Kings Avenue, Canberra
closure 2, certification is re are given in the enclosure which at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 21st
quired to confirm that they are is available at the Chamber. It July, 1969. Copies of evidence
hand-made and traditional pro covers the following:- \vhich witnesses intend to give
ducts of a cottage industry in (a) Items comprised by the at this hearing should be lodged
Hong Kong. In this connection,
Kennedy Round negotia with the Board not later than
this Department is the re
tions where there are 7th July, 1969.
cognised certifying authority and
tariff concessions, listing The Department will report
will, on request, issue Certificates -(i) the base rates; (H) on any further developments as
of Hong Kong Origin with the
the rates at present in they become known.
required endorsement where the
force; (Hi) the rates that (Mr. T.H. Chau,
facts allow.
will come into effect on Tel. No. H-4 3123 3)
(lUr. T. H. Chan,
. 1st January 1970, 1st
Tel. No. H-431233)
January 1971 and 1st
Commercial Information January 1972 respectively.
Circular No. 41169. (b) Items not comprised by
the Kennedy Round nego
MEMBERSHIP
tiations, listing - (i) the
U. S. A. old rates of duty; (H) the
rates at present in force.
Change of Address
Fair Packaging and Labelling Full details of all the tariff Dammy Hair Products Co.,
Act changes to be made by Finland Ltd. 910 Cheungshawan Road,
Further to Commercial In are available in the Department's 5/F, Kowloon. (Formerly 1509
formation Circular No. 34/69, Economic Information Centre, Union House)
the U.S. Federal Trade Com Fire Brigade Building, 2nd floor, Heem Yick W. B. Company
mission has published the fol Hong Kong. Rm. 402 China Underwriters
lowing list of commodities (Mr. P.H. Lee. Te!. H-451919) Life Bldg., 51-57 Des Voeux
which are subject to control Commercial Information Road C, Hong Kong. (Formerly
under the Fair Packaging and Circular No. 38/69 Rm. 501 Chung Nam House)
Labelling Act which will come
Singapore Nansan Enterprises Ltd.,
J
into effect on 1st July 1969:- Room 408 Takshing House, 20
Brooms and mops. Fertilizers The Department has received Des Voeux Road C, Hong Kong.
of the speciality type. Shoe a copy of Singapore Notice to (Formerly 604 Takshing House)
laces. Automotive replacement Traders No. 7/69 dated 17th Pan Pacific Products Corp.,
parts. Jnk containers. Liquifi May, 1968 which announced Room 202 Queen's Bldg..
ed petroleum gas. Textile fibre that imports of sheet and plate Queen's Road C, Hong Kong.
products. House fixtures. Motor glass is now subject to quota (Formerly Rm. 305, 10 Stanley
oil. Antifreeze. Metal beds. restriction based on 120% of St.)
Metal cots. Metal springs and 1968 imports. Licences will be Sang Tsoi & Company, Hang
dual purpose sleeping equip jssued to registered quota hold Lung House, 9th floor, 184-192
ment. Elastic fabric (braided, ers up to 7112 of the annual Queen's Road C, Hong Kong.
knitted, woven). Stationery quota and will be valid up to (Formerly 97 Queen's Rd. C.)
and other paper products in 31st December, 1969. Sunlight Trading Comuany.
cluding greeting cards and gift Consignments of sheet and Rm. 1002 Prosperous Bldg.,
wrapping. Paint, varnishes, and plate glass already shipped from 48-52 Des Voeux Road C., Hong
lacquers. Ammunition. Auto the countries of export or for Kong. (Formerly 111 Alexandra
motive chemical products. which irrevocable Letters of House)
Lubricants for home use. Plas Credit were established before Vorarat Company Ltd., Rm.
tic shelf paper, plastic table 17th May, 1969 will be permit 803 The Hong Kong Chinese Bk.
cloths. Safety fiares (for auto ted import. Bldg., 61-65 Des Voeux Rd. C ..
and pleasure boating use). In 1968, Hong Kong's domes Hong Kong. (Formerly 1002
Solvents and cleaning fluids for tic exports of glass (including HK Chinese Bk. Bldg.)
home use. Toys. Waxes for sheet and plate glass) to Singa Woo Brothers, Room 510 &
home use. pore were valued at HK$102,269. 504 Great China HOllse, 14-14A
(Mr. A. T. S. Cheung, Tel. No. (Mr. K. Y. Lee, TeI. No. Queen's Road C., Hong Kong. )
H-247316) . H-453939) (Formerly 1335 Central Bldg.)5
Bhojsons & Co. (H.K.) Ltd. EAST GERMANY The 1969
304 Hing Fat House,
Duddell Street, Hong Kong.
8-10 Leipzig Autumn Fair will be TENDERS
held from 31st August to 7th
(Formerly 504 Ring Fat September 1969.
House)
China Underwriters Life & UN I T E D KINGDOM. A Hong Kong
General Insurance Co., Ltd. calendar of forthcoming exhibi
China Underwriters Life Bldg., tions from June 1969 to March Tenders are invited for the
51 Des Voeux Road C, Hong 1971 to be organised by Brintex following: -
Kong. Exhibitions Limited, 3 Clement's
Supply of Chinese Books for
(Formerly Gloucester Bldg. ) Inn, London W C 2, England, is
Hong Kong Government.
General Exports Ltd. 1130- at the Chamber for interested
Supply of Wax Floor Polish.
1132 Prince's Bldg. 5 Chater members to read,
Supply of Name Plaques for
Road, Hong Kong.
(Formerly 2424 Prince's Bldg.)
IRAN The Second Asian Inter Parks and Playgrounds.
national Trade Fair will be held Making up of Uniforms re
Herbert Kees Limited, Star
in Tehran from 5th to 24th quired by the Marine Depart
House, 19th floor, Kowloon.
October 1969. Details at the ment.
(Formerly 9 Ice House Street)
Chamber. Purchase from the Hong Kong
Manchu Gems Ltd., 373, To
Kwa Wan Rd., 11th floor, Block Government of Miscellaneous
FRAN CE A calendar of Ex
Railway Stores.
"B", Kowloon. hibitions for 1969-1970, organized
(Formerly 231, Nathan Road, Supply of White Disinfectant
by the Association Francaise des
2nd floor, Kowloon.) Fluid.
Salons Specialises, 22 Avenue
Ming Ming Trading Co., 401 Supply of Cotton Pullovers
Franklin Roosevelt, 75 Paris
Takshing House, 20 Des Voeux and Woollen Socks.
8e, is at the Chamber for
Road C, Hong Kong. Tender forms and further de
interested members to read.
(Formerly 1303 Takshing tails are available from the
House) WEST GERMANY The In Procurement Division, Govern
Myer & Co. (HK) Ltd., Room ternational Household Goods and ment Supplies Department, Oil
1201A Takshing House, 12th Hardware Fair will take place Street and the Public Enquiry
floor, Hong Kong. in Cologne from 12th to 14th Centre in Kowloon and Hong
(Formerly 602, 6th fioor, Tak September 1969. Kong.
I
shing House, Hong Kong.)
Oriental Enterprises Co., Ltd.
53 Hung To Road, 4/F, Kwun
Tong, Kowloon. Notice to Exporters
(Formerly 31 San Shan Road)
Oriental World Trading Co., The Commerce & Industry Department has issued the follow
Ltd. Room 1032 Prince's Bldg. ing Notices To Exporters. Members are reminded that if they
10 Chater Road, Hong Kong. wish to receive these notices, please write to the Commerce &
(Formerly 510 Great China Industry Department, Fire Brigade Building, Hong Kong, stating
House) the series they require.
St. George's Building Ltd, St. SERIES NUMBER SUBJECT DATE OF ISSUE
George's Bldg. 3rd floor, 3 Ice
Series Exports of Cotton Woven Tex
House Street, Hong Kong.
3 (E.E. C.) 7(69 tiles to Federal Republic of
(Formerly Lane Crawford
House ) Gerlnany .. . . . . . . . . . . , . . .
, , 20 May 1969
Ziang Kong Co. Ltd., Room Series Ex-Quota Shipments of Grey
533, Star House, 3 Salisbury 3 (E.E. C.) 8(69 Fabrics to Benelux Countries
Road, Kowloon. for Processing and subsequent
(Formerly Keystone House, Re-Export .. . . . . . . . . .
, ..
, . 2 Junc 1969
2IF" No. 6, Hankow Road, Series Exports of restrained non-cotton
Kowloon.) 6(E.F.T.A.) 15(69 Garments to Sweden for the
period 1st July 1968 to 30th
June 1969 .... .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 2 June 1969
TRADE FAIRS Series Export of Cotton Textiles to
4 No. 2(69 Canada 4 June 1969
SYRIA The 16th Damascus Series 1 (Britain) 10/69 Export of Restrained 16 JUlle 1969
International Fair will be held Cotton Textiles to
from 25th August to 20th Britain
September 1969. For further
information contact the Fair's Series 1 (Britain) 11/69 - do - - do -
Director General, 67 Avenue de Scries 3 (E.E.C) 9(69 Exports of Woollen 10 June 1969
Bagdad, Damas, Syria, Knitted Outcnvear
to Fed. Republic of
TAIWAN The Electronics Ex Germany
hibition will takc place in
Taipei from 24th November to Series 4 No. 2/69 Export of Cotton Tex 4 June 1969
5th December 1969, For details tiles to Canada
contact Mr, Richard Tsing, 415 Scries 6 (E.F.T.A.) 16(69 Exports of restraincd 9 June 1969
Central Building, Hong Kong, non-cotton garments
or telephone H-243337, to Sweden)
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Kenya During the first eight months The cotton crop was also small
of 1968, Kenya continued to suf because of bad weather condi
fer from a large trade imbalance tions. The peanut crop was
At the end of June 1968, sales but exports of domestically pro poor but conditions enabled the
in the commercial sector were duced goods rose by 10 per cent. surplus from the previous year
14 per cent below those of the Almost two-thirds of this in to be moved to market. How
first six months of 1967. Unem crease went to Great Britain. ever, by the end of December,
ployment grew in all non-agri There has been almost a 25 per exports of crude petroleum had
cultural sectors except com cent growth in imports from reached 60 per cent of what
merce. Kenya now faces the Japan compared with the first they had been in June 1967.
delemma of increased local eight months of 1967.
manufacturing facilities with a Hong Kong's exports to Kenya
deterioration in the standards of In spite of the fairly severe
amounted to HKS33.84 million
distribution. The situation will import restrictions, Nigeria in
in 1968. an increase of 54 per
probably worsen as a result of curred a trade deficit during
cent. Our re-exports totalled
the measures taken in trade the third quarter of 1968 be
$4.92 million, an increase of 72
licensing. cause exports were down. It
per cent. However, our imports
has been announced that no
from this sensitive market at
further concessions will be given
It is evident the Trade Licen $15.25 million fell by 47 per
for the import of grey baft or
sing Act is being carefully con cent, mainly because our im
other raw materials for the pro
}
sidered to ensure that establish ports of raw cotton from Kenya,
duction of printed fabrics. It is
ed business run by non-citizens declined by almost 75 per cent.
hoped that local cloth will re
but which are unlikely to b e Our major export Hems in 1968
place imports entirely by 1970
Africanised soon should be were clothing and cotton fabrics.
and intended to ensure that tex
granted licences for a longer
tile printers are able to produce
period-from two to three years
- without being subjected to Nigeria their own baft, thereby saving
large amounts of foreign ex
annual renewals. However,
change.
some of the 730 Asian business At the end of January 1969,
men whose licences to trade Nigeria's foreign exchange re
were not renewed for 1969 have serves amounted to US$101 mil Hong Kong's exports to
appealed against the decision or lion, around which figure the Nigeria for the first two months
for a n extension of time. Many reserves have hovered since the of 1969 amounted to HK$3.55
of them, nevertheless, have clos end of 1967. Nigeria has manag million, a decrease of 26 per cent
ed down their shops on the ed to keep the reserves fairly compared with the same period
March 31st deadline. Confusion steady by delaying the remit in 1968. Our re-exports at $10.41
continues, however, because tance of foreign exchange. million have decreased by 30
many formerly total Asian During the last half of 1968, per cent. One of our export
bUsinesses have taken in a Nigeria's traditional exports items which has shown a signi
nominal African partner and were running well below the ficant increase during this period
claim to be genuine African level of a year earlier. The has been enamel frits which is
businesses now, possibly with a cocoa crop was small but the used in the making of glass and
change of name. prices paid for it were high. porcelain. Exports of this item10
in the first two months of 1968 and importations are noticeably The 1968 cotton crop. one of the
amounted to S300.000 but in decreasing. larger minor exports, surpassed
1969 it has already reached While Honr Kong's exports to the most optimistic expectations
$990,000. Textile machinery has this market improved by 25 pcr and earned for the country
also increased from $100,000 to cent last year, to reach HK$4.62 US$40 million. Predictions for
$310,000 although our re-exports million, our trade during the 1969 are for an even larger crop.
of this item are down. Most first quarter of 1969 has fallen Major exports, principally coffee,
other items of export have de by 49 per cent, compared with dropped significantly below
creased, particularly clothing the first quarter of 1968. The 1967's level.
and cotton fabrics. figures were $580,000 this year,
With effect from March 7 .
The expansion of the oil in compared with $1.13 million for
dustry is likely to be remal'kablc Colombia has prohibited the
last year. Our re-exports have
importation of a group of items.
in the next six months. By the also declined, though not to as
among which are: crude soya oil.
end of January, total oil pro great an extent. Our imports
textile fabrics prepared with a
duction had already reached of cotton have risen by almost
basis of drying oil. gramophone
almost 500,000 barrels per day. 300 per cent from $3.23 million
records and record blanks, tape
Nigeria's balance of trade for last year to $12.78 million during
1968 was similar to that in recordings, buttons and button
the first quarter of this year.
1967. The export surplus was moulds, cuff links, studs, snap
and press fasteners. Colombia
US$51.5 million as compared Zambia has also reduced thc prior de
with $53.5 million for the pre
With effect from 1 April 1969, posit requirements on a long list
vious year. There was a signi
the Zambian Government has of items from 130 per cent to 70
ficant reduction of $95.5 million
raised the rates of customs duty per cent.
in the value of crude oil ex
on a ,roup of textiles which will
ports because production of oil
affect the Hong Kong exporter.
did not resume in earnest until
September. Foreign exchange
earnings of cocoa and raw cotton
The fabrics concerned are those
containing more than 50 per South East Asia
cent cotton such as twills, drills,
exports were down by $8.4 mil
lion each. Increases were shown
printed or manufactured trom Thailand
coloured yarns, grey cloth and
in peanuts, tin and palm kernels. Thailand's real Gross National
bleached cloth. The duties have
There was a 13.6 per cent fall Product grew an estimated 8 per
been raised from HK$OAO and
in the cost of imports, the re cent in 1968, an improvement of
HK$O.60 per sq. yard to HK$O.96
sult of stringent import restric more than 3 per cent over the
per sq. yard.
tions. With the revival of oil previous year's growth. Contri
production, the continued good buting to the advance were a
prices
improved
paid for
peanut
cocoa, and
shipments,
South America pickup in agriculture, expanding
industrial output and increased
Nigeria has recorded a trade Colombia construction activity. The pre
surplus of more than $56 mil vious year's drought, however,
Aid to Colornbia is estimated
lion during the nrst quarter of reduced agricultural exports
to have reached about US$350
1969. and, together with rising imports.
million in 1968. The country is
Hong Kong's exports to widened the trade deficit to
seeking a further $410 million
Nigeria have declined by 28 about US$500 million. This gap
for this year. The cost of debt
per cent during the first quarter. continued to be offsct by U.S.
serving, which amounted to
They reached HK$4.43 million military spending, tourisrn and
some 13 per cent of export re
at the end of March. compared capital inflows. American mili
ceipts in 1968, is not expected to
with $6.13 million for the same
J
become too heavy a burden on tary expenditure has been im
period last year. Our re-ex portant in boosting the Thai
the reserves of Colombia. It may
ports have also dropped, as have economy. These expenditures
rise to more than 17 per cent
our imports. All categories of have helped push Thailand's
during the next few years.
our major exports have declined foreign exchange reserves to a
The gross gold and foreign
with the notable exception of record $1,050 million, some 42
exchange reserves of Colombia
enamel frits, which have im per cent above that of 1965.
rose from US$149.3 million at
proved.
the end of 1967 to $217.6 million Hong Kong's domestic exports
at the end of 1968. Foreign debt to Thailand in 1968 amountcd to
Uganda was reduced by $3.2 million. The HK$99.56 million, an increase of
No import licences have been net reserves at the end of 1968 11 per cent. Our re-exports
issued since the beginning of amounted to $35.1 million. The totalled $56.33, an increase of 8
February for cotton textiles improvement continued to the per cent. After the tremendous
manufactured outside East end of the first quarter of 1969 spurt Hong Konl,t's imports re
Africa or for textiles made from when the net reserves reached gistered in 1967, largely because
other materials if their landed $50 million. of increase in the import of rice
price in Mombasa was less than In line with the improvement a·nd live cattle. our imlKJrts in
2'6 per square yard. This re in the extCl'nal position, there 1968 returned to approximately
striction is designed to improve has been a restoration of stabi the level they held in 1966. Last
the market for local textile pro lity in the domestic economy. year they amountcd to $268.82
ducers who are going through Prices, which in recent years million. By far our largest item
a difficult period at present. have risen by over 15 per cent of export was iron and stccl
Trade generally has been good annually, slowed to 7 per cent in bars. distantly followed by
during the past quarter although 1967 and to 6 per cent in 1968. clothing, miscellaneous manufac
smaller traders are finding dif In 1968 Colombia's imports tured articles and Chinese
ficulty in meeting commitments and minor exports increased. medicine.同樣願念麻貝。 十八)，表服(佔百份之十 八V和玩 直接入口。但現在部有傾向零售的組
去年澳、
洲輸入貨品總值達二百零具 (佔百份之八)。增 特
加 別迅速的勢 ，道包括百貨商店而言。他們在海
九億港元，比一九六七年增加 了百份 種類是綿質和人造纖維的恤衫，香港 外設立勝頁 中
會
心，並且為廠商直接翰
訊
之七點-7單 是英、美、日三個國家追 類的貨品在去年增加 速
一倍。書籍 入。另一方式是經由商行輸入貨品而
，巴輸入總值的三份二。倘若其他輪 輸出增加 E份之一百七十八，而旅行再銷售。
叫
開闊仿
制的制
惜觀糊
糊酬抑
制何 時組
碑的叫
路亦不
俗，是 重儲體備
、美、旦=國在澳洲 的布獨的一部份 出口商應記椅錢點資料。道也 一
資 不論以合約方式或自由方式的脖
。 料都是取自工商處編訂的「國家小冊念，都是位信耍的。昕以，在貨物到
明顯的敵策 」。本會可供應這類小冊給予有此需途 之前，倉儲問題應有漏意安排。貨
耍的會員。 物如停留在貨企的棚架下超途跋天，
庄 、﹒F
- 在今日世界裳，有一 貨品司駐請問 服技齡
佩 關融 體扮得 費用給予「海港及捲日
du?」句 個生活程 度相當高的國家 之目的在鼓勵國內工業的設長，並且 香港賀的一 股 關稅係以離岸價計
叫叫什l ;她的國民總生產的質際 已設置關說制度去保趙國內工業。 詐。鎧定我寧的機稱是「關稅周
羽何似喻 戶 伯伯在近六年來增 了
加 百 關說政 策將來 的前進 正
在 辯給
」。 所 艾件 需
中 該局可 建議 滑鐵 閥混，或限制入口數 所有輸往澳洲 的貨品均信仰
l卜ll l份之三+六。預料在可見 。但無論其 結果 如何，香港對 澳洲 輸血 。除 正
常 關稅外 ，對某些種類貨品 有 融合發票，價值證及來跟毯。為使
99日闊 的將來，她對消對品的話 出的前奈，很明 顯的是不要和 澳洲 國 並可徵收 百 份之五 或百份之十的附加 貨 物能立即清理，載貨單、發眾和其
刊MUJ
川川 求，將會很大，而且逐漸 內工業的市街街笑。澳洲 劫鱗業的大 貌 。至於 那 且一
種類 貨品需徵一定的附 他 船連文件亦信迅速發送。
-ι去
vB H 。這個圓家便是澳洲 部份前桐樹 ，都屬此類。 加麓，現仍未定。但在
A
P象h
th c 法服項下多數 出口商在正常發票土應簽署一項
11
現時香港雖然鼓勵對澳 洲 輸出和 類目，則徵般百份之五。 證明，保證最後的生產程序係在輸出
一個澳洲工人平均每
“n-N川
次 Jh 1過約賺相當港幣三百六十 錯u
玲 玲聞
時間將
計訓啥 銷貨稅 闊
別制制
服服U
驗結齡玲
r卜卜lMH 四元的工資。他會很願揖A澳洲 輸港貨品增加 了 百份之五十七。 所有在澳洲 銷售的貨品和物品， 於其輸入澳洲 貨品生產成本的一半。
b且可組刊 使用其工資主獲得美好的 去年，澳洲輸港主要的貨品是食品， 都要繳付「銷貨說」。該說額之計算 -
2，aHV 生活享受。現時，大多數 佔澳洲 全部輸港貨品百
澳
份之四十;竿 ，係以最後批發價為標擊
洲 袋庭最少據有一部汽車，而裝置 宅和金屬品則分別佑百份之十九及百 。 銷售奧標語 規定
但很多物品都兔緻「銷貨說」' 許多類貨 品，包括食品、紡線品
電話、收音機和屯觀穢的家庭則在增 份之十} τ 例如﹒ 食品、醫藥、外科儀器、工廠 、首飾、聳聽、陶怒、玩 具 、樓板磚
加中 。
澳洲 有一千二百萬人口，每人每 第 五個 最大 市 場 生
育
產
團
設
體
備， 大多數 建築材料，與及教 塊和鞋靴等，必須有永久性的標誌'
和政 府當局 的用品等。一般的 姓 明其來源國 家。倘若有重益或數E
年平均使用相當於港幣六千二百元以 香港對澳 洲 輸出及轉口貨品在一 「銷貨說率」是百份之十二點五，但 的說明，亦須特
艙買消貨品和其他物品。 別指出其為毛盤或淨
九六五及一九六八年之間分別增加 7 一 些奢侈品則定為百份之二十五。傢宜。如風食品和欒物，則須附有詳細
像其他高生活程度國家的人民一 百份之八十一及百份之三十四。澳 洲 他及家庭設備則以 特 別種類處理，只 和精聽說明。
樣，澳洲 人如果詔為他昕使去的金錢 現時是香港第五大市街。去年，澳洲 徵收百份 之 二點五 。
能獲相當價值的話，他隨時願您使用 向香港購買 了 價值港幣二億四千二百 信 保健 用
其金錯。自然，他很喜歡騰貝澳
身出產的貨品。但如果外來貨品的價
洲 本 肖元的輸出晶和價值港幣五千萬元的 分鉗制度 香港出口信用保臉局對本港出口
轉口貨。 大部份澳洲的入口貿易係由當地 商輸往澳洲 貨品有關付款或承諾等文
格便宜，質地或設計使頁的話，他也 輸出品包括紛織品 (佔百份之三代 理處理。他們可能是故受俯金或者件 ，可提供信用保隘服務。3
可
賴管理顧 問之前。這並不表示顧 問 永 和經驗的服路，而不是一校
由 本 會 霸 道 加 入 一位 「管 理 顧 問 」 不會失敗，也不表示每一項顧 問 服游 魔術棒。
的委定係 鼠不合格的成功。 (=v你應衷誠地聆聽顧 問
- 的意見
說到 「管 理 顧 問 」的 工作 在透醜顧 問的地位時，吾人須緊
記他並非單獨一人工 作 ，他是與他的
及觀察其工 作
但你經過這些
方式。
一階段之役，發覺戚
本會最近接受了一位管理顧 闊 的獻該去改組本會的辦事處。新近加入本 顧 客 或某一機構共同工 作 有好 問
。顧 客 犯了錯誤，便可設法制止他。不過
豆 豆 豆 利、賀喜 先生，贊 助理替 身份量 公共關係 害 。他以報 訂 臨 晶 臨臨 敏 鵑 缸 想 體 餓 餘 啥 叫帥路
前曾在一間國際性大顧 閻 公司工 作 凡 年。他現在向本會會員提供他們 顧
三 從 顧 闊的方式有好 亦有不 好。 毀，不過你仍可自傲一下。但
了顧 問
問 身土所能得到的服窮。 因此，要成功地利用顧 問 ，責任 如果是他對的話，那麼你永不會知道
管理頓時版發於過去二十年間，內 的包腦、工 作 研究、分散發展計創 是在顧 客 身上。首先，他一定要明白 這罔事。
在很多方面都顯出它是一門成長的行 等亦國他們工 作 純因之內。如風適當 顧 問 昕能供應的服務。第二、他希望 × × ×
業。但於一九 四五年時，甚至在歐洲 ，他們的工 作 可成為國監 川例如: 顧 問 所傲的工 作委 李 質際。 月 月 香
和美國，頭 閻 公司很少而又不常見， 他們可協助建立海外賀喜分么司或調 基本上， 一個顧 閉只可向他的廠 弘 貿本
主
﹒ 統度一
易年 蚊字至五由統份
港 計 ，經 計
它們主要是提供「工 作 研究」的服務查 某一出口市頃。 但 提供兩芳面的服務。那便是時間和 份 材 處發表。各
客 會員可否本會查
。這些 一「工 作研究」本身只不過是 為什麼這些顧 問 的E星 如此成罰 單 的 客 觀態度。二者之中，前 發
頁了 的「時間與動 作 研究」。顧 問 們坊 ，當然，其中一項重要兩可是成為 者似 屬較普遍，但質際上是較蜜耍的 凹的
們
的人 (1 .
閱。
此項統計，包括本港對
極受生產工 作 的限制，很難對他們的 顧 問 的才能。有令垠的頓在么司不會 。很多管理錢題都因每日工 作
顧客 提供市場、合計或一般管理方面 僱用非大學畢 業 生或相當程度的人仕無 論他是怎樣能幹和聰明)，沒有時 E 數酬吐胸悶闊的 啊!相信
的意見。 ，而這些人員木僅有富 的工 業 管理間去泠靜地思考 問 題，更沒有時里 一計 挪威 丹麥 瑞士
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但A「天在 乎每一間國際性大工 經驗，並且達到最低限度的才智及其想 出執行新工 作 計創的方法。 度克 森堡 、 、比
盧、 中利時
公司只值用 顧問所提供的解決方法未必絕對 E F 切、 、意大利、 國大
廠都不時僱用顧 問;有些機構則僱用 他技詣。因是之故，顧 問
永久性顧 悶 。他們都為其顧 客 或望 有最高管理才能的人仕。又因為顧 問 正 確。世界上還沒有真 的人。這 時 動 甜甜誠 心 削鳴 叫指
，所以他們 時 間時間棚帥叫胡毒 質 、葡萄牙、芬蘭、西 班 牙、
路 師 軒 m 晶 晶 開州糊糊弘 一紛將 譜 帥一 結呵 几位組棚掀卅一 …
府部門、固有工 業 、醫院、教會、歐 第一一 公司花費大登時間訓比一
、顧 問 解決方法曾經顧 問
一 與他的同事商討 星加坡、印尼、台灣、菲律
治性和慈善機構、皇家歌劇院、。。 4練和再訓練他們的職員。所以一個顧 過，所以質際上是綜合思考 力 和經驗育 、韓國、印度、泰國、巴基斯坦、
1臣"。 且會闕 ，和愛T堡笛的負責人間 特目在他工 作 月 的初期，每年要受 的結果。因此，如果這些 一解決方法係 多明尼加、陌爾及利亞、加丹 納、尼日
哥。
等 訓一至討個 。較大的顧 問 公司會有屬沒有價值的，那便是奇怪的事了。 利亞、怯尼亞、阿根庭、蘇 、困惑
所以，顧 問的顧 客要遵循下列寧 、黎巴繳、沙地亞拉伯、利比瑞 亞、乘
大機構固然是他們的顧 客 ，而車 自己的研究和發展部門，使管理技術 哥 、委內 拉、
比亞、巴拿馬、墨西
房、士多、書店、攝影公司和其他類追 上時代，並且利用他們的學教來發 項﹒
似的小機構，也都是他們的顧 客 。 展這些 技衛。
一 (一)在館用顧 問之前，應清楚地哥 倫比亞、 尼加拉瓜、厄瓜多爾、
顧問 除了 本身是生產管理專家外 第一一
一、自於顧 問職業本身的特點 認聽你的目標。但不需知到哥 斯達尼加、危地烏拉 、及烏干遂
，質際上是「通天晚」。因他們要眩 ，他們常由一聞公司轉到別一悶。因 達成此項目標的方法。如你嚀 。
付鑽乎所有有關組緻的 問 題，上至國 此，他可以獲得廣泛的知識，利用在 已獲知解決方法，你便不需
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際機構最高管理階層，下至貨倉或事甲 公司得到的知穢，用於處理乙公司 顧問的協助，或者你便不能
都研的規格等 問 題也包括在內。生產 的困難。 與顧 問共同工 作。
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