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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1993
GARMENT QUOTA BROKER FINED FOR ILLEGAL TRANSHIPMENT
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A QUOTA BROKER WAS FINED $2.4 MILLION AT THE WESTERN MAGISTRACY TODAY (TUESDAY) FOR ILLEGAL TRANSHIPMENT OF GARMENTS VALUED AT MILLION.
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GRITTO LTD PLEADED GUILTY TO 24 COUNTS RELATING ΤΟ EXPORTING 258,912 PIECES OF CHINA-MADE GARMENTS TO THE EEC AND THE U.S. IN THE GUISE OF PHILIPPINES ORIGIN. THE GOODS WERE VALUED AT $24 MILLION.
THE COURT ALSO TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION 59 ITEMS OF OUTSTANDING INFORMATION INVOLVING 399,012 PIECES OF GARMENTS WORTH $59 MILLION.
THE COURT HEARD THAT IN NOVEMBER 1991, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED INVESTIGATION AFTER RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE FROM ITS COUNTERPARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE USA.
TWENTY-FOUR LOCAL GARMENT EXPORTERS WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE CASE. THEY APPROACHED THE DEFENDANT FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN
WERE TIIBY UNABLE TO OBTAIN CHINESE QUOTAS TO RE-EXPORT THEIR CHINA-MADE GARMENTS FROM HONG KONG TO EUROPE AND THE USA.
THE HEAD OF CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, ANDREW
EXPORTERS WONG, SAID THE PROSECUTION OF 24 LOCAL GARMENT BEEN CONCLUDED.
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THEY WERE FINED $6.15 MILLION FOR EXPORTING GARMENTS TO THE EEC AND THE USA WITHOUT VALID EXPORT LICENCES.
THE
PENALTY MAX FMUM
FOR ILLEGAL TRANSHIPMENT IS A FINE OF $500,000 PLUS TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT ON EACH COUNT OF OFFENCE.
HE REMINDED GARMENT TRADERS THAT CUSTOMS OFFICERS WOULD STEP UP ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TO TRACK DOWN ILLEGAL TEXTILE TRANSHIPMENTS PROTECT THE COMMERCIAL REPUTATION OF HONG KONG.
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MEETING ON CONTROL OF OBSCENE ARTICLES
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TODAY THE
THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) DISCUSS (TUESDAY) MET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEETING POINT TO OPERATION OF THE CONTROL. OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES
ORDINANCE.
THE MEETING POINT WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE OF COMIC BOOKS AND PORNOGRAPHIC PUBLICATIONS.
CONTROL
THE AT THE MEETING, TELA OFFICIALS TOLD
REPRESENTATIVES REFERRED 91 DUBLOUS FROM JANUARY 1991 TO JUNE 1993, TELA HAD BOOKS TO THE OBSCENE ARTICLES TRIBUNAL FOR CLASSIFICATION.
THAT COMIC
/PROSECUTION ACTION