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THEY WERE PACKED INSIDE CARTONS WITH THE SHIPPING MARK "OAKLAND, MADE IN PANAMA' WHICH WERE ENCLOSED IN ADDITIONAL CARTONS THAT BORE NO SHIPPING MARK.
THE SHORTS WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA AND IMPORTED BY THE
DEFENDANT.
FOLLOW-UP ENQUIRIES REVEALED THAT THREE OTHER CONSIGNMENTS OF MEN'S COTTON WOVEN SHORTS WITH SIMILAR FALSE LABELS HAD EARLIER BEEN IMPORTED FROM CHINA BY THE DEFENDANT PENDING EXPORT ΤΟ A BUYER IN PANAMA.
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THE HEAD OF CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, ANDREW WONG, SAID IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE SHORTS WERE PREPARED TO SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG TO PANAMA AND THEN PROBABLY TO THE UNITED STATES.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS TYPE OF TEXTILES TRANSHIPMENT FRAUDS AS THEY WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE то HONG KONG'S GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS TRADING PARTNERS.
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"WE WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE VIGOROUS ACTION TO STOP SUCH FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES AND SPARE NO EFFORT TO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS, MR WONG SAID.
OFFENCES RELATED TO TRANSHIPMENT FRAUDS CARRY A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF A $500,000 FINE AND TWO YEARS IN JAIL ON EACH COUNT OF OFFENCE. THE GOODS WILL ALSO BE FORFEITED.
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LANTAU TOLL PLAZA ADVANCE EARTHWORKS CONTRACT
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THE HIGHWAYS DEPATMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM CONTRACTORS TO BE PLEQUALIFIED FOR TENDERING FOR THE LANTAU TOLL PLAZA. ADVANCE EARTHWORKS CONTRACT,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE TOLL PLAZA WILL BE LOCATED ON NORTHEAST LANTAU BETWEEN THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY ΤΟ THE WEST AND KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGE TO THE EAST, BOTH UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
UPON COMPLETION, IT WILL PROVIDE A SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOLL PLAZA AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.
EARTHWORKS
WOULD INVOLVE 1.6 ONE MILLION CUBIC OF FILL
A SPOKESMAN SAID THE ADVANCE MILLION CUBIC METRES OF EARTH OR ROCK EXCAVATION, METRE OF EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTION AND 0.4 MILLION CUBIC METRE MATERIAL FOR RECLAMATION AT TSING CHAU WAN.
DETAILS OF THE PREQUALIFICATION EXERCISE ARE CONTAINED GAZETTE PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).
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