RESTRICTED
(B) UP TO 4 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND FINES OF UP TO HK DOLLARS
200,000 FOR DISABLING, ABANDONING, SCUTTLING OR BEACHING ANY VESSEL IN HONG KONG WATERS.
FIRST PORT OF CALL
9. DUE TO THE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES ARRIVING, HONG KONG CAN NO
LONGER AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THE FIRST PORT OF CALL PRINCIPLE.
EACH CASE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON ITS MERITS, INCLUDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF RESETTLEMENT WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD TO THE FLAG COUNTRY (OR TO ANY OTHER COUNTRY WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE REFUGEES).
TRADE WITH VIETNAM
10. TRADE WITH VIETNAM HAS DECLINED SINCE 1977. IN JANUARY TO MAY DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO VIETNAME WERE HK DOLLARS 8 (EIGHT) MILLION AND IMPORTS 36 (THIRTY SIX) MILLION (U.S. DOLLARS 1.6 AND 7.1 MILLION).
CONSIDERABLE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY BY VIETNAM (ESPECIALLY
SHIPPING) IS CONTROLLED BY THE H.K. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL IMPORT/EXPORT CORPORATION OF VIETNAM. THERE ARE NO DIRECT AIR
LINKS BUT USE OF THE AMBER ONE ROUTE OVER VIETNAM IS IMPORTANT
TO CATHAY PACIFIC AND OTHER AIRLINES SERVICING HONG KONG FROM
BANGKOK.
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