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- ↑ Kwan, Herman (2 June 2005). "Certificate of Origin Circular No. 3/2005—Outward Processing Arrangement (OPA): Exemption from Mainland Export Duty for Hong Kong Textiles Products". Trade and Industry Department. Archived from the original on 2 November 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ↑ "面對貿易糾紛用Opa解香港紡織業難題".
