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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1989
REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON ORIGIN FRAUD INVOLVING TEXTILES
* * * * *
AS FROM OCTOBER 1.
THE
CUSTOMS
AND)
DEPARTMENT EXCISE PROVIDING INFORMATION
EXTEND ITS EXISTING REWARD SYSTEM TO THOSE FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE ORIGIN OF TEXTILES.
THE PRESENT SCHEME COVERS NARCOTICS. DUTIABLE
WILL
ON
COMMODITIES AND
SMUGGLING OF PROHIBITED GOODS.
PER CENT
WILL
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT. A REWARD EQUIVALENT TO 10 OF THE COURT FINE. SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF $10,000 IN EACH CASE.
THE PROSECUTION BE GIVEN TO PERSONS PROVIDING INFORMATION LEADING TO
ORIGIN FRAUD IN THE EXPORT OF AND CONVICTION OF THE OFFENDERS OF TEXTILES UNDER QUOTA.
TYPES
FRAUD OF
THE
SYSTEM
INCLUDE FALSE TEXTILES IN APPLICATIONS ORIGIN. AND FALSE
BY THE
COVERED REPRESENTATIONS AS TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF FOR EXPORT LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES OF HONG KONG LABELLING AS TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF TEXTILES EXPORTS.
OFFICER
THE OF
CUSTOMS
TRADE CONTROLS THE PRINCIPAL TRADE
REWARD INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR Y.Y. LEUNG. SAID THE EXTENSION OF THE
PROGRAMME, AS A SYSTEM WAS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RE-ORGANISATION RESULT OF WHICH MORE EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON INTELLIGENCE GATHERING A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE DETECTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES,
AS
ENFORCEMENT RESTRAINED TEXTILE
"THE NEW SCHEME ALSO AIMS AT STRENGTHENING CUSTOMS OF THE CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN SYSTEM RELATING TO EXPORTS.
"IT REFLECTS THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO STAMP OUT
IN THEM. ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN ANY PARTICULAR INCREASE LEUNG SAID.
INFORMATION
ON
ANY OF
THESE
M
MR
THE TRADE BY WRITING OR CALLING AT
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SUPPLY FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED IN THE SYSTEM MAY APPROACH THE INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TO THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE BUREAU HIS OFFICE AT SEVENTH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING. 38 PIER ROAD, OR TELEPHONING A HOTLINE NO.
ALL
CONFIDENCE.
INFORMATION
CENTRAL,
5-8523288.
GIVEN
WILL
BE
IN TREATED
THE
STRICTEST
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