SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982
CUSTOMS OFFICERS TO MEET GUANGDONG COUNTERPARTS
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THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR D.A. JORDAN WILL LEAD A DELEGATION OF SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS TO GUANGZHOU TOMORROW (MONDAY) FOR A WEEK-LONG SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH THE IR COUNTERPARTS THERE.
THE VISIT FOLLOWS A PREVIOUS MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS HELD IN HONG KONG IN MARCH LAST YEAR.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE MET BY MR SUN CHUAN-LU, DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG BRANCH OF THE GENERAL CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND SEVERAL OF HIS COLLEAGUES AT BAIYUN AIRPORT, GUANGZHOU.
AFTER A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES RELATING TO SMUGGLING, TRAFFICKING OF NARCOTICS, TRADE FACILITATION, AND FUTURE CONTACT, THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE SHOWN THE VARIOUS UNITS OF THE CHINESE CUSTOMS AT WORK INCLUDING THE CUSTOMS INSPECTION OFFICES AT GUANGZHOU RAILWAY STATION, BAIYUN AIRPORT, AND THE JOU TAU JOO TERMINAL.
THEY WILL ALSO VISIT OTHER CHINESE CUSTOMS CONTROL POINTS AT JIULONG, SHENZHEN AND MAN KAM TO CUSTOMS STATIONS.
+THE PURPOSE OF THE EXCHANGE OF VISITS IS TO STRENGTHEN CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANISATIONS, SAID MR JORDAN,
+THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THESE VISITS PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND WILL LEAD TO GREATER FACILITATION OF TRADE AND OF THE HANDLING OF THE EVER INCREASING NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS WHO PASS BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG.+
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION INCLUDES SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT K.S. TONG, HEAD OF THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BUREAU; SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT H.L. KWONG, REGIONAL COMMANDER OF THE N.T. REGION; SUPER INTENDENT K.H. TO, STAFF OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE; MR P.1. WEBB OF THE POLITICAL ADVISER'S OFFICE AND MR M.H. FAN, THE INTERPRETER FOR THE PARTY.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL SPEND A WEEK IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE.
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