Hong Kong Customs and General Administration of Customs hold review meeting (with photos)
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The meeting reviewed the implementation of the 2016-2018 Co-operation Plan between the two customs administrations for the past two years. Both sides also recognised the remarkable achievements made on customs clearance facilitation, anti-smuggling, intelligence exchange, development of new boundary control points and staff training.
The two administrations also reached consensus on the 2019-2020 Co-operation Plan. Both sides will strengthen co-operation on the areas of information exchange, mutual recognition of regulations and mutual assistance in law enforcement, and support the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in order to make greater contributions to the economic development of both places. The salient points of the Co-operation Plan are:
(1) to further enhance business exchanges between both administrations;
(2) to continue taking forward various facilitation measures in order to increase customs clearance efficiency;
(3) to enhance collaboration on information technology;
(4) to strengthen enforcement co-operation to combat cross-boundary smuggling and drug trafficking activities;
(5) to increase dialogue and study over the Rules of Origin under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement;
(6) to continue carrying out the work relating to the Authorized Economic Operator Programmes of both places with a view to providing more facilitation to the enterprises;
(7) to strengthen customs co-ordination for operations of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge;
(8) to enhance product safety co-operation;
(9) to increase co-operation on international customs affairs; and
(10) to continue arranging training programmes for each other.
Ends/Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Issued at HKT 17:10
Issued at HKT 17:10
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