incluents involving incursions by Chinese Patrol Vessela (CPVs)
January 1991
During 1990 there were 29 reports of incursions by Chinese
Patrol Vessels (CPV) into Hong Kong's territorial waters.
This compares
with 23 reports in 1989. Operation Juniper' the Security Branch
Circular 10/88 defines incursions and lays down instructions on how they
should be handled. This will obviously depend on the seriousness of the
incident. It must be understood that incidents of CPVs transitting
Hong Kong waters or exercising jurisdiction North of the Cap. 242 line
are not classified as incursions.
2.
There are a number of incidents worthy of note :
(a) FILIJU
A Chinese Patrol vessel (CPV) with 5 Chinese Green
Uniformed Officers of Sum Mun Border Defence Unit, was stopped at Heung
Lo Po off Tolo Channel, some 20 kms inside Hong Kong waters. The officer
in charge of the CPV reported that they were following a suspected
smuggling speedboat from Chinese waters and did not realise they had
entered Hong Kong waters. Two rifles were seen in the CPV.
(L) 10.1.yu
A police launch observed Gong Bian 146 running at high
speed in West Lamma Channel, 3 kms inside Hong Kong waters, and
intercepting a Hong Kong fishing vessel. Three Chinese uniformed men
went on board the Hong Kong fishing vessel. The police launch approached
them and instructed both CPV and Hong Kong fishing vessel to stop but the
crew of the CPV refused to stop and brandished their weapons.
the Hong Kong fishing vessel out of Hong Kong waters.
They took
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