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(b) the owner of the ship 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 imprisement for seven years; and

(ii) on summary conviction, to a fine of one hundred thousand

dollars and to imprisonment for three years,

unless he proves that all reasonable steps had been taken to

ensure that persons did not land from the ship in contravention

of subsection (1).

Liability of captain of

ship carrying

persons

seeking to land

unlawfully.

34.

If a person on board a ship is seeking to land from the ship in contravention of section 33(1)(a), the captain of the ship

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable

(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of one hundred

thousand dollars and to imprisonment for seven years; and

(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of one hundred thousand

dollars and to imprisonment for three years,

Prohibition of landing

except at approved place.

unless he proves that he did not know and had no reason to suspect

that such person was seeking to land in contravention of section

33(1)(a).

35. (1) Any person who, without the permission of an

immigration officer, lands in Hong Kong elsewhere than at an

approved landing place shall be guilty of an offence and shall be

liable on conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars and to

imprisonment for twelve months.

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