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For the better prevention of smuggling across the land frontier of the Colony the Hong Kong Government will select in consultation with the Commissioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs certain places of entry for goods or livestock. Whenever it is found that any goods or livestock have been brought across the land frontier of the Colony from China unaccompanied by proper Customs documents the Hong Kong Government may seize such goods or livestock as security for the payment of such dues as may be mutu- ally agreed upon. If such dues are not paid the Hong Kong Government shall be entitled to recover them on behalf of the Chinese Maritime Customs by proceedings against the owner or by sale of the goods or livestock.
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All salt imported into the Colony, other than salt in transit without transhipment, shall be deposited in a licensed warehouse. Salt shall not be removed from a licensed warehouse except under a removal permit, which permit, in the case of Chinese salt destined for export to China, shall be granted only upon payment of duty to the Chinese Maritime Customs and the salt covered by a permit for removal as above shall not be transported to China tatil a Transportation Pass in the prescribed form, issued by the proper authority in the Salt Department and countersigned by the Commissioner of Customs, has been obtained by the merchant
(f) Every licensee of a licensed warehouse for salt shall keep such books as may be prescribed, showing imports, exports, and local sales. The books shall at all times be open to inspection by the Hong Kong Government.
(g) Every manufacturer of salt in the New Territories, shall deposit the salt manu- factured by him in a licensed warehouse, and the licensee of such warehouse shall keep a register in prescribed form showing the amount made and sold. Such register shall be at all times open to inspection by the Hong Kong Government
(h) No retail dealer in the New Territories shall keep salt on his premises in excess of a prescribed amount without a special licence.
(1) As the provisions of this Articles are designed to safeguard the salt revenue of the Chinese Government, that Government agrees to permit the duty on salt transported from Hong Kong to China under the above regulations to be collected by the Chinese Maritime Customs Office in Hong Kong, and to allow to continue without restriction consignments of salt to Kuangtung through the waters of the Colony from the salt works on the Kuang tung and Fukien littoral.
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ARTICLE III.
No person in Hong Kong shall have dynamite or other explosives or sulphur or saltpetre in his possession except as provided by law and no person shall store such articles except under licence. Every licensee shall keep books in a prescribed form showing the quantity received under permit, and the amount used daily. All such books shall be open to inspection by the Hong Kong Government.
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During the period of this Agreement the Hong Kong Government will allow the Chinese Maritime Customs to maintain for Customs purposes a head office and a sub-office AND SUBJECTor sub-offices at such place or places as may be approved by the Hong Kong Government, CONDITIONS, and will allow Chinese Maritime Customs revenue vessels to patrol in the waters of the Colony as may be necessary for the carrying out of the terms of this Agreement.
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