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2.
Liaison with Chinese Customs Authorities
ɓ
On
A Guangdong Customs delegation visited the Customs and Excise Service in March 1981. In May 1981, a Hong Kong delegation went to Guangzhou to discuss security matters generally including smug- gling. The regular security liaison meetings which were then instituted can deal with matters in this field as necessary. the other hand, the Customs offer to set up direct links with Chinese counterparts has not yet been taken up. At sea, the Chinese have continued to be active in patrolling and intercepting (some- times in Hong Kong waters!).
Arrests, Prosecutions and Results
7. A summary of successful interceptions made by the Police, Navy, Immigration and Customs is as follows (details and prosecution results at Annex
(A)
).
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Successful prosecutions and pending cases
(January
(i)
-
4 August 1981)
Import
No. of Cases
10 Junks
Nationality
of Vessels
No. of Arrests
Nationality of Arrests
Chinese
10
189
Chinese
177
1 Ocean-
Panamanian 1
Taiwanese
12
going vessel
(ii)
Export
12 Junks
Chinese
9
103
Chinese
93
Hong Kong 2
Taiwanese
Hong Kong
9
1
Taiwanese
1
(B)
(iii) On Land
3
Total 26
6
Hong Kong
.6
298
Chinese
270
Hong Kong
15
Taiwanese
13
Value of goods seized
October 1980
December 1980: Approx HK$4 million
January 1981 4 August 1981 : Approx HK$20 million
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