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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1989
GOVERNOR VISITS CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPT
EXCISE
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, VISITED THE CUSTOMS AND
ON THE THIS
AND WAS BRIEFED (THURSDAY) DEPARTMENT
AFTERNOON
HIS DEPARTMENT'S WORK BY THE COMMISSIONER, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, AND SENIOR STAFF.
PROPOSAL THE DEPARTMENT'S
TO
SENIOR OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE
RATHER CONTROL, PASSENGER
THAN
AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED WAS RE-ORGANISE THE DEPARTMENT SO AS TO MAKE
SUCH ACTIVITIES, FOR SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS AT PRESENT.
AS
THE PROPOSAL WOULD RESULT IN THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT REDUCED BY MORE THAN FOUR PER CENT.
BEING
SIR DAVID
WELCOMED
THIS
INITIATIVE
ΤΟ
INCREASE
THE
DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY.
MR K.S. AND SUCCESS OF
TONG, INTERNATIONAL
THEN
EXPLAINED CO-OPERATION
THE
IN
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
IMPORTANCE
GROWING CUSTOMS WORK, PARTICULARLY CONCERNING DRUGS,
HEAR INTERESTED TO
ABOUT THE THE GOVERNOR WAS PARTICULARLY
ACTS REGIONAL LIAISON OFFICE RUN BY THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS. THE OFFICE
THE PACIFIC AS A CLEARING HOUSE FOR INFORMATION ON DRUG SMUGGLING IN REGION.
ARE THESE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS WHICH ARE PART OF THE REGION
ROLE OFFICE'S
TO INCLUDE LIAISON CONSIDERING EXPANDING THE NOW TRACING DRUG TRAFFICKERS AS THEY MOVE AROUND THE REGION.
SIR LATER IN THE AFTERNOON,
DAVID WATCHED CUSTOMS OFFICERS SEARCH A RECENTLY ARRIVED SHIP FOR DANGEROUS DRUGS.
HAVE
AN INTERNATIONAL THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS EFFICIENT SHIP SEARCHING AND HAVE TRAINED MANY CUSTOMS OVERSEAS IN THE TECHNIQUES OF DOING IT.
FOR REPUTATION
OFFICERS FROM
EARLIER IN THE MONTH THEY DISCOVERED MORE THAN 20 KILOGRAMS CANNABIS RESIN CONCEALED IN THE ENGINE ROOM OF A SHIP FROM KARACHI.
OF
THE VISIT, CONTRIBUTION
SIR DAVID, WHO PUT ON A SET OF CUSTOMS OVERALLS FOR COMMENTED THAT THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS WERE MAKING A VITAL TO THE WAR AGAINST DANGEROUS DRUGS BOTH IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS.
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