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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT
Service. This is the uniformed and disciplined enforcement branch of the Commerce and Industry Department. Its tasks are many and varied, but in the main the Service is concerned with the protection of revenue accruing from goods which are dutiable. Other responsibilities include the prevention, in co-operation with the Police Force, of illicit traffic in nar- cotics. The presence of over 20,000 small craft in the waters of the Colony and the long rugged coast line impose their own peculiar problems and difficulties, in addition to those normally encountered in a major seaport.
The Service is organized into two major sections, the Investigation Branch and the Operations Branch; the former deals with anti-smuggling research, legal proceedings and anti-narcotics measures, while the latter is responsible for maintaining excise control and, where necessary, a round-the- clock system of patrols on land and sea. Control over the sea lanes is carried out by a fleet of seven patrol launches and one fast pursuit launch. The Service has a total establishment of 341, consisting of the Chief Preventive Officer, the Deputy Chief Preventive Officer, two Assistant Chief Preventive Officers, 57 inspectors and 281 rank and file, but has been considerably under strength in the lower ranks throughout the year.
OVERSEAS REPRESENTATION
There is a Hong Kong Government Office in London, administered by a Director and situated in Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square, W.C.2. There is also a Hong Kong Section, under a Representative with the rank of First Secretary, attached to the British Embassy, Tokyo: the Representative's official address is Naka 8th Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo.
Among Commonwealth countries, India is represented in Hong Kong by a Commissioner, and the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Pakistan by Trade Commissioners. Consulates-General are maintained by Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the