CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 145

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Art. 11. providing for co-operation in

checking illicit trade in opium, drugs, liquor and tobacco, from China into Hongkong, was left

intact.

61.

Art. 12 in which the Hongkong Government

promised the collection and publication of

statistics of imports and exports (it will be

remembered they started this work and dropped

it) was discussed. The Governor pointed out the expenditure had been considerable $60,000

a year) and the results inaccurate. The

Chinese Customs officials said the statistics

were desired chiefly in comexion with oil,

and if bonded warehouses were provided, the

system could be extended to other commodities.

The oil could be measured in tanks, and pay

duty before leaving Hongkong for entry into

China. The clause was left as it was, The

Governor said he was ready to introduce a new

clause, providing for payment of duty in

Hongkong on foreign goods imported for export

to China (I cannot discover that such a clause

was subsequently drafted, though the Governor

asked the experts to do so), and Mr. Mase said

he had submitted bonded warehouse regulations

for China, which might be extended to include

Hongkong.

62.

Article 14. providing penalties for false

declarations to the Customs, evoked discussion

as to how, and by what process of law, such

/penalties