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examination and storage of goods carried by the Kow-
loon-Canton Railway and for the payment of duties
thereon will be provided at reasonable rates by the
Government of Hongkong. Such duties will be
collected by the Chinese Maritime Customs under
regulations to be mutually agreed upon, under the
following general conditions:-
(a) Goods leaving Kowloon for China by train
stopping at no intermediate station in
British territory shall pay Customs import
duty prior to departure.
(b) Goods arriving at Kowloon from China uncovered
by Customs documents shall pay Customs export
duty prior to release.
(c) Goods leaving Kowloon by train that stops at
intermediate stations in British territory
and goods placed on the train at stations in
British territory other than the Kowloon
Station may pay duty either at Kowloon or at
the Chinese frontier station at Shumchun.
(4) Goods not covered by Customs documents, which
leave Shumohun for stations in British
territory other than the Kowloon
Station, shall pay duty at Shunc un.
(e) Goods carried from any station on the British
section of the railway to any station in
China and goods taking out transit documents
from the office of the Chinese Maritime
Customs in Hongkong shall pay according to
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