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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 livestook
have been brought across the land frontier of the Col ny
from China unaccompanied by proper Customs documents
the Hong Kong Government will seize such goods or live-
stock as security for the payment of such dues as may
be mutually agreed upon. If such dues are not puid
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.
ARTICLE XI.
(a) The Chinese Maritime Customs will take active
steps to prevent the illicit entry into the Colony from
China of opium, compounds of opium, extracts of opium,
and other dangerous drugs, and of intoxicating liquors
and tobacco, and of any other article which on importa-
tion into the Colony is subject to restriction or liable
to import duty, and will co-operate with the Hong Kong
Goverment in controlling the traffic in these articles
by sea and by land.
(b) The Hong Kong Government will continue to take
active teps to prevent the illicit entry into China of
arms and munitions of war, and will co-operate with the
Chinese Government in controlling the traffic in such
articles by sea and by land.
ARTICLE XII.
For the promotion of accurate knowledge and in the
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