WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,
1993
CHAN PUI-MUI, PETER, THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF RAYSON TRADING COMPANY AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GOLD POWER ENGINEERING LIMITED, PLEADED GUILTY TO 41 COUNTS OF EXPORTING 647,900 PIECES OF FRAUDULENTLY DESCRIBED GARMENTS.
ACTING ON INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. CUSTOMS, HONG KONG CUSTOMS OFFICERS RAIDED THE OFFICE OF RAYSON TRADING COMPANY AND GOLD POWER ENGINEERING LIMITED ON JUNE 9 THIS YEAR. SOME DOCUMENTS AND A RETURNED SHIPMENT OF 166,968 PIECES OF MEN'S T-SHIRTS LABELLED **MADE
IN CHINA" WERE SEIZED.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BAYSON AND GOLD POWER HAD EXPORTED 13 SHIPMENTS OF CHINA-ORIGIN MEN'S AND BOYS' SWEAT-SHIRTS, T-SHIRTS, PANTS, SHORTS AND JACKETS WHICH WERE FRAUDULENTLY DESCRIBED AS METAL OFFICE FURNITURE ON TRADE DOCUMENTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2 ΤΟ DECEMBER
15, 1991.
ALL SHIPMENTS HAD BEEN IMPORTED INTO THE U.S. EXCEPT TWO. ONE SHIPMENT WAS SEIZED BY THE U.S. CUSTOMS UPON ARRIVAL IN THE U.S. WHILE THE OTHER WAS SEIZED BY THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
THE HEAD OF CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW WONG, SAID THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS EFFORT TO DETER ILLEGAL TRANSHIPMENT OF TEXTILE
HONG KONG'S TRADING PARTNERS INCLUDING THE U.S.
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BY
"IT WOULD HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF HONG KONG WAS VIEWED ITS TRADING PARTNERS AS A FAVOURED PORT FOR RE-EXPORT OF TEXTILES CONNECTED WITH TRANSHIPMENT FRAUD, HE ADDED.
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KWAI CHUNG LAND TO LET
THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF A PIECE OF GOVERNMENT LAND AT AREA 10B, KWAI SHING CIRCUIT, KWAT CHUNG.
THE 2,450-SQUARE-METRE
PURPOSES, LICENSED
LOT IS INTENDED FOR OPEN STORAGE EXCLUDING STORAGE OF CONTAINERS, CONTAINER TRACTORS, MOTOR VEHICLES, OFFENSIVE GOODS, DANGEROUS GOODS AND
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS..
THE TENANCY IS FOR THREE YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY.
FROM:
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF TENDERS IS NOON ON SEPTEMBER 17.
FORMS OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICES AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED
THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE ROAD, TSUEN WAN;
PEAK
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