Hong Kong and U.S. Customs to Conduct Joint Textile Factory Visits in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department has announced that a series of textile factory observation visits with U.S. Customs and Border Protection will commence in Hong Kong starting on December 2, 2006. According to the notice recently issued by Hong Kong's Trade and Industry Department, the purpose of the visits is to:
"to enhance the understanding of the US authorities of the textiles and clothing manufacturing operations in Hong Kong, and the effectiveness of Hong Kong's origin control system in ensuring that textiles and clothing exports claiming Hong Kong origin are genuinely manufactured in Hong Kong."The joint visits are part of the ongoing cooperation between the Customs authorities of Hong Kong and the U.S. to facilitate legitimate textiles and clothing trade and to combat illegal transhipment of textiles and clothing products.
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