THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1990
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NEW MEASURES TO COMBAT SMUGGLING
A NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE AND
MEASURES ADMINISTRATIVE
INTRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NEW YEAR TO COMBAT OF GOODS INTO CHINA.
WILL THE SMUGGLING
BE
ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS
TODAY CONFERENCE
(THURSDAY},
THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF
ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID ACTION WOULD ALSO
IMPROVE THE BE TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO OPERATIONS AGAINST SMUGGLING.
"SMUGGLING WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM DURING 1990.
MAJOR ISSUE. IN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG BECAME A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT, EFFECTIVE MEASURES. WE NOW NEED
HE SAID. NET ON THE SMUGGLERS FURTHER,
T
THE FIRST OF THE NEW MEASURES WILL BE AIMED AT USE OF SPEEDBOATS FOR SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES.
LAW ENFORCEMENT INTRODUCED
A
WE
TO TIGHTEN THE
PREVENTING THE
HIGH
IN JUNE, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BANNED THE USE OF MULTIPLE POWERED OUTBOARD ENGINES EXCEEDING 600 HORSEPOWER ON PLEASURE VESSELS FITTED WITH AND REQUIRED ALL LICENCE APPLICATIONS FOR SPEEDBOATS OUTBOARD ENGINES OF ANY POWER TO BE ACCOMPANIED THE BOAT.
BY A PHOTOGRAPH OF
SOME APPLICATIONS HAVE AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND WE
USED FOR SMUGGLING,
"HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT BEEN MADE USING FALSE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS BELIEVE THAT THE VESSELS IN QUESTION ARE BEING THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR MICHAEL C.C. SZE, SAID.
"WE INTEND TO PUT A STOP TO THIS AND WITH EFFECT 28, ALL NEW SPEEDBOATS FITTED OR DESIGNED TO BE FITTED ENGINES WILL BE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE FIRST LICENCE.
"UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING
ALREADY
LICENSED
FROM JANUARY WITH OUTBOARD ISSUE OF A
REGULATIONS, SUBJECT
ΤΟ
(PLEASURE VESSELS) MAY ALSO BE SPEEDBOATS WHICH ARE INSPECTION IF THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CONSIDERS IT NECESSARY.
TAKEN
MR SZE SAID WHILE FOR PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS WERE NECESSARY BOATS WERE LICENSED.
THIS WOULD APPLICATIONS,
INEVITABLY WHICH WAS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT
ONLY
TIME LENGTHEN
THE REGRETTABLE,
GENUINE PLEASURE
THE
MARINE DEPARTMENT AND MARINE ENSURE THAT THIS
THE REMAINS
"AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL, THE POLICE WILL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO CASE, HE ADDED.
..
THE LICENCE OF ANY
THE AUTHORITIES WILL SUSPEND TEMPORARILY SPEEDBOAT SUSPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN SMUGGLING UNTIL IT IS INSPECTED.
UNUSUAL WITH
FEATURES
NOT
IN ADDITION, MARINE DEPARTMENT STAFF ON PATROL DUTIES HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO WATCH OUT NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PLEASURE CRAFT.
FOR
SPEEDBOATS
/IF IT