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Dear Sirs,
Strategic Trade Controls Circular No.6/01
Commencement of
the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations
(Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Order 2001
Further to Strategic Trade Controls Circular No. 5/01, this is to inform traders of the commencement of the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Order 2001 (hereafter refers as "the Order").
Commencement Date of the Order
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The Director-General of Trade and Industry has, in accordance with the provisions in Section 6B of the Import and Export Ordinance, appointed 13 July 2001 for the Order to come into force by a notice in a gazette issued on the same day. In other words, all the changes brought about by the Order to Hong Kong's strategic commodities control lists as set out in the Schedules to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations shall take effect on the said date.
Changes made to the Control List
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The Order seeks to incorporate the latest changes adopted by the various international control regimes including the Wassenaar Arrangement, Missile Technology Control Regime, Australia Group and Nuclear Suppliers Group into Hong Kong's strategic commodities control list. A table highlighting the major changes is at the Appendix (pdf format) for traders' easy reference. Alternatively, you may visit the website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, www.gov.hk, to see the Order at Legal Supplement No. 2 of the Gazette Published on 8 June 2001 (No. 23 Vol. 5).
Reminder
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Section 6A of the Import and Export Ordinance stipulates that no person shall import or export any article specified in the Schedules to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations except under and in accordance with a licence issued by the Director-General of Trade and Industry. Any person who contravenes the provision commits an offence and is liable :
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of HK$500,000 and to imprisonment for two years; and
(b) on conviction on indictment to an unlimited fine and to imprisonment for seven years.
In addition to prosecution, the Department may impose administrative actions against these persons. Such administrative actions may involve but shall not necessarily be confined to, suspension of a licence, refusal to issue a licence, debarment of all licensing facilities, etc.
Enquiry
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If you have any question about the Order or the contents of the Appendix, please contact our Classification Section at 2398 5580-2. For other licensing matters, please contact our Licensing Section at 2398 5575.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Helen Cheng)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Distribution :
Importers and Exporters of Strategic Commodities
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