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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990
INTENDS
"THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE
TO IMPOSE NEW LICENSING CONDITIONS ON THESE VESSELS, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS THE FITTING OF OUTBOARD ENGINES," HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, MR STRACHAN SAID CLEAR PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN CONTROLLING THE EXPORT OF CIGARETTES TO CHINA.
"IN THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD BEFORE MAY 25, 307 PERMITS INVOLVING 46,000 CASES OF CIGARETTES WERE ISSUED TO VESSELS BELOW 250 TONNES. SINCE MAY 25, WHEN WE BROUGHT IN OUR NEW MEASURES AND UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, NONE HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO VESSELS BELOW 250 TONNES.
"THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD TO CONTROL
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SMUGGLING, HE
SAID.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES OF CIGARETTES RELEASED FROM BOND FOR EXPORT TO CHINA BY SHIP (REGARDLESS OF TONNAGE} IN THE SEVEN DAY PERIOD BEFORE MAY 25 WAS OVER 150,000 CASES. DURING THE NEXT SEVEN DAY PERIOD AFTER THE NEW MEASURES WERE BROUGHT 52.5 PER CENT.
IN. THIS DROPPED BY
"THIS IS A REDUCTION, AN INCREDIBLE REDUCTION CIGARETTES," HE SAID.
OF
807 MILLION
MR STRACHAN SAID IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARINE POLICE, THE ROYAL NAVY, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE ADMINISTRATION INTENDED TO TACKLE SMUGGLING VIGOROUSLY.
"WE ARE NOT AT ALL COMPLACENT THAT THESE MEASURES SO FAR INTRODUCED WILL NECESSARILY RESOLVE THIS SERJOUS PROBLEM. WE WILL CAREFULLY AND CLOSELY MONITOR THE RESULTS OF THESE MEASURES.
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"IF ADDITIONAL MEASURES PROVE NECESSARY, THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER IN OUR WATERS, MR STRACHAN SAID.
MOTION INTENDED TO SEEK THE TRUTH
THE HION MARTIN LEE TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE INTENTION OF HIS MOTTON TO DEBATE AN ALLEGED SMUGGLING INCIDENT ON MAY 3 WAS TO SEEK THE TRUTH, AND NOT ΤΟ CAUSE CONFRONTATION, OR TO EMBARRASS THE HONG KONG OR CHINESE GOVERNMENTS.
HE SAID THAT TRUTH AND THE RULE OF LAW WERE TWO VALUES THAT SHOULD NOT UNDER ANY
RE SACRIFICED FOR POLITICAL
CONSIDERATIONS.
CIRCUMSTANCES
/THE MOTION