SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1988
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CUSTOMS ACTIONS AGAINST TEXTILE FRAUDS
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT PROSECUTED 101 PERSONS/FIRMS IN MARCH AND APRIL FOR FALSE REPRESENTATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INVOLVING TEXTILE GOODS, RESULTING IN FINES TOTALLED ABOUT $1.97 MILLION.
DURING THE PERIOD, THE TRADE CONTROLS GROUP OF THE DEPARTMENT CARRIED OUT 9,480 FACTORY AND CONSIGNMENT INSPECTIONS INCLUDING 3,852 IMPORT/EXPORT TEXTILE LICENCE CHECKS.
AS A RESULT, 17 CASES OF FALSE ORIGIN REPRESENTATION WERE DETECTED DURING THE COURSE OF INSPECTIONS, INVOLVING $2.9 MILLION ΤΟ THE EEC, WORTH OF KNITTED AND WOVEN GARMENTS INTENDED FOR EXPORT USA AND OTHER MARKETS AGAINST HONG KONG QUOTAS.
IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CONCLUDED 48 FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATIONS DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH $17.2 MILLION WORTH OF GARMENTS OF CHINESE ORIGIN WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN SHIPPED AGAINST HONG KONG QUOTAS.
IN AN OPERATION IN MARCH, OFFICERS SEIZED 10,279 PIECES OF CHINESE ORIGIN GARMENTS FALSELY-LABELLED "MADE IN HONG KONG" WHILE ANOTHER 15,950 PIECES WERE SEIZED IN FOUR OTHER OPERATIONS IN APRIL. PREVIOUS SHIPMENTS OF 65,546 PIECES CARRYING SIMILAR FALSE LABELS WERE ALSO ESTABLISHED.
YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS SCHEME INVITES APPLICATIONS
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE URGED TO JOIN A SCHEME UNDER DESIGN, PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ANTI-NARCOTICS PROJECTS.
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ANTI-DRUG
STUDENT AND YOUTH GROUPS TO PLAN AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
IT IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 AND ABOVE.
THE CALL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN WAS MADE TODAY (SATURDAY)
BY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
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