TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1984
+ IT WAS ON SUCH OCCASIONS AND OFTEN IN SUCH PLACES THAT I LEARNED AT AN EARLY STAGE IN MY CAREER THAT WHILE THE PRESS ARE LOOKING FOR HELP WITH THE IR STORIES, THEY EQUALLY HAVE MUCH TO OFFER TO HELP THE LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
+A NAME SOME PIECE OF INFORMATION DROPPED TO A GOOD TRUST- WORTHY REPORTER LEADS TO HIS GIVING YOU ANOTHER NAME, ANOTHER LEAD AND THERE IS A LITTLE MORE PROGRESS DOWN THE PATH TO MAKING A SUCCESSFUL CASE, MR JORDAN SAID.
ON SMUGGLING, HE SAID THAT OVER THE MANY YEARS THERE HAD BEEN NOTHING NEW IN METHODS USED.
+FASHIONS AND TRENDS CHANGE NOT INFREQUENTLY, SOMETIMES IN AN ENDEAVOUR TO CONFUSE LAW-ENFORCEMENT BUT ONE RARELY, IF EVER, SEES AN ENTIRELY NEW APPROACH, A NEW METHOD USED, HE ADDED.
HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS AN INCREASING TENDENCY TO BUILD CONTRABAND INTO EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS AIR COMPRESSORS, FOR WHICH THE SMUGGLERS WILL FIND NO USE ONCE IT HAS FULFILLED ITS PURPOSES AS A VEHICLE FOR SMUGGLING.
+TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED BY CUSTOMS SERVICES, HOWEVER, HAVE VASTLY IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS. I AM QUITE SURE THAT AIDED BY THE MORE SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AND USED TODAY THE SO-CALLED 'HIT RATE' IS MUCH HIGHER NOW THAN IT EVER WAS, HE SAID.
U.S. RESCINDS +CALL+ ON CATEGORY 433
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THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS RESCINDED THE EXPORT AUTHOR ISATION CALL ON CATEGORY 433 - WOOL SUIT-TYPE COATS FOR MEN AND BOYS - FOLLOWING TWO DAYS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH TRADE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS IN HONG KONG.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS THEREFORE RESUMED ISSUING EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIS CATEGORY WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
THE CONSULTATIONS, WHICH STARTED YESTERDAY, ALSO COVERED EXPORT AUTHORISATION CALLS ON CATEGORY 651- MAN-MADE FIBRE PYJAMAS AND OTHER NIGHTWEAR - AND PART OF CATEGORY 369 - COTTON WIPING CLOTH. HOWEVER, NO AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON THESE TWO CATEGORIES AND THE UNITED STATES REQUESTED THAT HONG KONG LIMITS ITS EXPORTS IN EACH CATEGORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE UNITED STATES-HONG KONG BILATERAL TEXTILES AGREEMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT EXPORT AUTHOR ISATIONS FOR THESE TWO CATEGORIES HAD REACHED THE LEVEL PROVIDED UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND EXPORT AUTHORISATIONS WOULD THEREFORE REMAIN SUSPENDED. UNDER THESE ARRANGEMENTS, 1984 EXPORTS IN CATEGORY 651 ARE LIMITED TO 261 130 DOZEN WHILE 1984 EXPORTS IN THE RELEVANT PART OF CATEGORY 369 ARE LIMITED TO 1 167 659 LB.
'THE SPOKESHAN