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(3) The Governor ray by order provide that subsection (1)
shall not apply to a person who lands from a ship or aircraft
in such circumstances as may be specified in the order.
(4) If any person commits an offence under subsection (1)
by landing from a ship or aircraft without the permission of
an immigration officer
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(a) the master of the ship or commander of the aircraft;
and
(b) the owner of the ship or aircraft and his agent,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable
(i)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine of one
hundred thousand dollars and to imprisonment
for ten years; and
(ii)
on surmary conviction, to a fine of one hundred
thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three
years,
unless he proves that all practicable steps had been taken
to prevent persons from landing from the ship or aircraft
in contravention of subsection (1).
Liability of master of ship.
32.
If a person who arrives in Hong Kong in a ship attempts to commit an offence under subsection (1) of
section 31 by landing from the ship without the permission
of an immigration officer, the master of the ship shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable
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