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When-
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.
ever 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 mutually 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.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The Chinese Maritime Customs will endeavour to prevent
the illicit entry into the Colony from China of opium, com-
pounds of opium, extracts of opium and other dangerous drugs,
und of intoxicating liquors, dutiable light olls and tobacco,
and of any other article which on importation into the Colony
is subject to restriction or liable to import duty, and will
co-operate with the Hong Kong Government in controlling the
traffic in these articles by sea, land and air.
The Hong Kong Government will endeavour 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 ooa, land and air.
ARTICLE XIX.
For the promotion of accurate knowledge and in the
interests of the Chinese revenue the Hong Kong Government will,
so far as the conditions of the free port admit of it, collect
and publish statistics of imports and exports.
ARTICLE XX. /