FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1990
(FRIDAY), A GOVERNMENT AIMED AT STRENGTHENING
ANNOUNCING THE COUNTER MEASURES TODAY SPOKESMAN SAID SUCH PREVENTIVE ACTION WAS ONGOING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY VARIOUS DEPARMENTS ΤΟ TACKLE THIS GROWING PROBLEM.
"WE ARE CONCERNED AT
THE INCREASE IN ILLICIT ACTIVITY, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS," HE
INCLUDING SMUGGLING INTO CHINA, SAID. "THE MEASURES ARE DESIGNED TO CURB THESE ACTIVITIES."
"WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE WILL NOT ISSUE LICENCES ΤΟ PLEASURE CRAFT WHICH HAVE MULTIPLE PETROL OUTBOARD ENGINES WITH A TOTAL RATING IN EXCESS OF 600 HORSEPOWER AND/OR WHOSE FUEL TANK CAPACITY EXCEEDS 180 GALLONS.
"IT HAS ALSO BEEN DECIDED THAT A LICENSING CONDITION WILL BE IMPOSED ON HIGH SPEED PLEASURE VESSELS PROHIBITING THEM FROM BEING USED BETWEEN SUNSET AND SUNRISE," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED OWNERS OF PLEASURE CRAFT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT STRICTLY ADHERING TO LICENSING CONDITIONS.
"THE
BREACHED LICENCE OF A PLEASURE CRAFT WHICH
LICENSING CONDITIONS BY CARRYING CARGO WAS CANCELLED ON MAY 23," HE POINTED OUT.
ON CUSTOMS CONTROL, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMMISSIONER OF OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE HAS DECIDED TO STRENGTHEN CONTROL ON THE EXPORT CIGARETTES TO CHINA.
A NEW CONTROL MEASURE WHICH HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO EFFECT TODAY IS TO RESTRICT THE ISSUE OF EXPORT PERMITS FOR CIGARETTES.
THE
CIGARETTES
REGISTER
"UNDER THE NEW MEASURE, WHERE CIGARETTES ARE TO BE EXPORTED ANYWHERE BY SEA, PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED ONLY IF
ARE CARRIED BY A VESSEL OF NOT LESS THAN 250 TONS NET
OR BY A SCHEDULED PASSENGER VESSEL PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN HONG KONG WATERS BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE.
"ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THE EXPORT OF CIGARETTES
BY DOCUMENTARY HAVE TO BE ACCOMPANIED LAWFULLY IMPORTED, HE SAID.
ΤΟ CHINA WILL EVIDENCE THAT THEY MAY BE
IMPROVEMENTS TO INSURANCE LAW PROPOSED
*
WHICH
AIMS INSURANCE
ΤΟ
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990, REMEDY TWO WEAKNESSES IN THE
THE ADMINISTRATION OF
COMPANIES ORDINANCE, WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
"THE BILL CLEARS THE DOUBT ABOUT THE ENFORCEABILITY OF
ENTERED
INTO BY UNAUTHORISED
ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY AN NOTIFY THE INSURANCE AUTHORITY (IA)
TAKEN OF CONTROLLER AFTER THE CHANGE HAS
INSURANCE CONTRACTS RECTIFIES THE UNSATISFACTORY INSURER IS ONLY REQUIRED TO OF ANY CHANGE
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
INSURERS AND
AUTHORISED
PLACE,"
A
/UNDER THE
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