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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1991
WERE CAR IDENTITIES STOLEN CARS; THE OF
MR NORMAN SAID THE THREE MAIN AREAS OF VEHICLE CRIME RINGING IN WHICH LOST CARS WERE RESOLD WITH COMPLETELY NEW
BY OFF AND SUBSTITUTED OR WRECKED CARS WRITTEN EXPORTATION OF VEHICLES FROM HONG KONG; AND THE SMUGGLING TO CHINA WHOLE OR DISMANTLED HIGH VALUE CARS.
PASSED ΤΟ COVER
THE DOCUMENTS OF CARS WRITTEN OFF WERE BEING IDENTICAL CARS WHICH WERE BEING STOLEN AND COVERED BY THE OTHER DOCUMENTS AND LICENCE PLATES.
SAID.
H
CARS'
MR NORMAN CAR'S TRUE HAVE CHANGED
'ALMOST ALL THESE CARS ARE LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD,
BEFORE
CHECKS THE ANYONE IT MAY BE FIVE YEARS
COULD BY THEN IT
IDENTITY AGAINST ITS CHASSIS NUMBER.
HANDS SEVERAL TIMES.
"THIS HAPPENS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES A DAY,
STOLEN.
EXPENSIVE,
"I
"IT IS THE BULK OF ORDINARY CLASS VEHICLES HIGH VALUE CARS ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 10 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL.
SAID
HONG KONG, MR NORMAN, ON THE EXPORTATION OF CARS FROM
A BILL OF LADING MERE POSSESSION OF A VEHICLE WAS ENOUGH TO SHIP IT. WAS SUFFICIENT PROOF OF OWNERSHIP.
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE IT'S
YOUR CAR AND
THESE
ARE HIGH
VALUE CARS."
REPRESENTATIVES
OF
INSURERS WILL THE NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE
LOG BOOK AND REQUIRE THAT WHEN A WRECKED VEHICLE IS WRITTEN OFF THE
GIVEN ΤΟ PURCHASERS BUT INSTEAD REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE SENT TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
WILL BB ISSUED WHICH WILL A REFRAINING ORDER TRADING ON A WRECKED CAR'S IDENTIFICATION.
PREVENT ANY
THAT VEHICLE'S NUMBER OR BEEN REPAIRED AND THAT IT
ON A PHOTOGRAPH,
"THIS WILL MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T USE LOG BOOK UNTIL IT HAS BEEN SEEN TO HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME DAMAGE AS SHOWN ON A REPORT AND MR NORMAN SAID.
**
MEASURES
ARE
ALSO
AFOOT ΤΟ
MAKE THE
OF EXPORT LOOPHOLES IN BILLS
OF
VEHICLES LADING
DECLARABLE THROUGH CUSTOMS AND EXCISE. ARE ALSO UNDER DISCUSSION.
THE ILLEGAL USE OF THEIR DOCUMENTS,
"THESE MOVES WILL HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON VEHICLE
MR NORMAN SAID. ARE BEING WRITTEN OFF EVERY DAY IN HONG KONG."
THEFTS AND
זי
"DOZENS OF CARS
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