THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 17,
1937.
10. Goods arriving by aircraft shall be considered as coming [Schedule from the country where the log book and manifest have been signed VII,— contd.] by the customs officer.
As regards their origin and the different customs regimes, they are liable to the regulations of the same kind as are applicable to goods imported by land or sea.
11. With regard to goods exported in discharge of a temporary receiving or bonded account or liable to inland taxes, the senders shall prove their right to send the goods abroad by producing certificate from the customs of the place of destination.
Air Transit.
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12. When an aircraft to reach its destination must fly over one ΟΙ more contracting States, without prejudice to the right of sovereignty of each of the contracting States, two cases must be distinguished:-
(1) If the aircraft neither sets down nor takes up passengers or goods it is bound only to keep to the normal air-route and make itself known by signals when passing over the points designated for such purpose.
(2) In other cases, it shall be bound to land at a customs aero- drome and the name of such aerodrome shall be entered in the log book before departure. On landing, the customs authorities shall examine the papers and the cargo, and take, if need be, the necessary steps to ensure the re-exportation of the craft and goods or the payment of the dues.
The provisions of paragraph 9 (2) are applicable to goods to be re-exported.
If the aircraft sets down or takes up goods, the customs officer shall verify the fact on the manifest, duly completed, and shall affix, if necessary, a new seal.
Various Provisions.
13. Every aircraft during flight, wherever it may be, must conform to the orders from police or customs stations and police or customs aircraft of the State over which it is flying.
14. Customs officers and excise officials, and generally speaking the representatives of the public authorities shall have free access to all starting and landing places for aircraft; they may also search any aircraft and its cargo to exercise their rights of supervision.
15. Except in the case of postal aircraft, all unloading or throwing out in the course of flight, except of ballast, may be prohibited.
16. In addition to any penalties which may be imposed by local law for infringement of the preceding regulations, such infringe- ment shall be reported to the State in which the aircraft is register- ed, and that State shall suspend for a limited time, or permanently, the certificate of registration of the offending aircraft.
17. The provisions of this Annex do not apply to military aircraft visiting a State by special authorization (Articles 30, 31, and 32 of the Convention), nor to police and customs aircraft (Articles 30 and 33 of the Convention).
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