Government Launches Phase 3 Services of Trade Single Window, Replacing ROCARS for Cargo Information Submission

Trade Single Window smoothly replaces Road Cargo System

The Government announced today (May 1) that the first batch of Phase 3 services of the Trade Single Window (TSW) has been launched, smoothly replacing the Road Cargo System (ROCARS) for the submission of advance cargo information (road) by the trade.

The TSW provides a one-stop electronic platform for trade members to lodge business-to-government trade documents for trade declarations and cargo clearances. The TSW streamlines trade document submissions, helping traders save time and costs. The TSW Phase 3 services are rolling out in three batches starting today. The first batch of services covers the advance cargo information (road) service previously provided by ROCARS.

User data of the former ROCARS have been automatically migrated to the TSW system. Users are not required to re-register and may log in with their original accounts for a seamless transition to the TSW service.

A Government spokesman said, "The full implementation of the TSW will help promote the digitalisation of trade processes, enhance customs clearance efficiency, and further strengthen Hong Kong's competitiveness as an international trade centre and logistics hub."

To facilitate the smooth transition of the trade to the TSW Phase 3 services, the Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) has stepped up support measures, including deploying additional staff at land boundary control points to provide on-site assistance to cross-boundary truck drivers, and enhancing hotline services. The C&ED will continue to maintain close liaison with the trade to assist them in adapting to the new system. For enquiries, please contact the Office of the Trade Single Window Operation of the C&ED at 2117 3348 or by email to enquiry@tradesinglewindow.hk.

The first batch of Phase 3 services of the Trade Single Window (TSW) has been launched today (May 1), smoothly replacing the Road Cargo System for the submission of advance cargo information (road) by the trade. Photo shows Hong Kong Customs officers providing on-site assistance to cross boundary truck drivers at a land boundary control point to facilitate the trade's smooth transition to the TSW. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The first batch of Phase 3 services of the Trade Single Window has been launched today (May 1), smoothly replacing the Road Cargo System for the submission of advance cargo information (road) by the trade. Photo shows members of the Joint Command Centre of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and the Customs and Excise Department co-ordinating the system migration. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Land Registry releases new Street Index and New Territories Lot/Address Cross Reference Table

The Land Registry (LR) announced today (May 1) that compact discs for the 58th edition of the Index of Streets, House Numbers and Lots in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon (Street Index), and the 27th edition of the New Territories Lot/Address Cross Reference Table (CRT), have been released. The discs facilitate searches of land records of urban and New Territories properties by correlating property addresses, building names or lot numbers.

The new edition of the Street Index features 500 amendments to the last edition, with five new streets and 59 new lots/sections/subsections added. In the latest edition of the CRT, 1 743 amendments have been made and nine new streets and 874 new lots/sections/subsections have been added.

The new editions of the Street Index and CRT compact discs cost $370 each. Licences for using them on computer networks are also available for sale. The respective licence fees are $2,960 for a computer network linked to less than 50 terminals and $5,920 if linked to 50 terminals or more.

Members of the public who wish to purchase the compact discs and the licences may submit a completed order form on the LR's website (www.landreg.gov.hk/en/pforms/form.htm), by post or in person to the LR's Customer Centre (19/F, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong), the New Territories Search Offices or the LR's Street Index and CRT Help Desk (Room 1031, 10/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong). The form can be obtained on the LR's website (www.landreg.gov.hk/en/pforms/form.htm) or at the LR's Customer Centre, the New Territories Search Offices and the Street Index and CRT Help Desk.

An online version of the new Street Index and CRT is also available for free browsing on the LR's website (www.landreg.gov.hk/en/public/pu-si_agree.htm) or through the hyperlink onthe Integrated Registration Information System Online Services (www.iris.gov.hk).

For enquiries, please call the Street Index and CRT Help Desk or the Customer Service Manager of the LR at 3105 0000.

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