Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : GL 250
15 May 2006
Dear Sirs,
Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular No. 3/2006
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds in Hong Kong :
Reduction of Fees and Lifting of Registration Requirement on Owners of
Vessel/Aircraft/Vehicle
The Department issued Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular No. 1/2006
(http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/aboutus/tradecircular/rdtr/2006/rdtr012006.html)
on 10 March 2006 to inform the trade of the Government's plan to reduce the fees for initial registration as a rough diamond trader and registration renewal, and for issue of Kimberley Process 1(KP) Certificate (Import) and KP Certificate (Export); and to lift the registration requirement on owners of vessel/aircraft/vehicle2 who are also carriers of rough diamonds, with effect from 15 May 2006, subject to the passage of the necessary legislative amendments by the Legislative Council.
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This circular informs the trade that the legislative amendment process has completed. The reduced fees below have been implemented and the aforementioned registration requirement on owners-cum-carriers has been lifted with effect from 15 May 2006. Traders may refer to Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular No. 1/2006 for the detailed implementation arrangements. Owners-cum-carriers may refer to Rough Diamond Trader Registration Circular No. 2/2006 dated 22 April 2006
(http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/aboutus/tradecircular/rdtr/2006/rdtr022006.html) for the procedures for making applications for refund of the initial registration or registration renewal fees for the part of services not yet rendered by the Government.
Fees with effect from 15 May 2006
| Fee Item | Reduced Fee (HK$) |
|---|---|
| Initial Registration (Biennial) | 660 |
| Registration Renewal (Biennial) | 435 |
| KP Certificate (Import) | 160 |
| KP Certificate (Export) | 170 |
ENQUIRIES
- If you have any enquiry on the content of this circular, please contact the following :
| Contact Point | Telephone Number |
|---|---|
| Non-Textiles Licensing Unit | 2398 5557 or 2398 5792 |
| Miss Judy Ting | 2398 5766 |
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Susanna Suen)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1The KP is a negotiating forum originated from discussions in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) regarding rebel activities in some parts of Africa. It seeks to stop trade in conflict diamonds (rough diamonds used by rebel movements or their allies to finance conflicts aimed at undermining legitimate governments, as described in relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, and as understood and recognised in the relevant UNGA Resolutions) from fuelling armed conflicts, activities of rebel movements and illicit proliferation of armament. The KP Certification Scheme (KPCS) for rough diamonds was launched by the KP on 1 January 2003. The KPCS in Hong Kong, which comprises a registration system for rough diamond traders and a certification scheme for the import and export of rough diamonds, was implemented on 2 January 2003.
2An owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle as defined in section 2 of the Import and Export Ordinance ("the Ordinance") (Cap. 60 of the Laws of Hong Kong) means -
(a) the registered owner and any person holding himself out to be the owner thereof;
(b) any person acting as agent for the owner in connexion with the handling of cargo carried in or on the vessel, aircraft or vehicle;
(c) any person to whom the vessel, aircraft or vehicle has been chartered or hired; and
(d) any person having for the time being the control or management of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle.