CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 174

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modification as way from time to time be agreed

upon between the authorities of Hong Kong and

China. The proper authorities shall continue

to exercise supervision over arms and arms

certificates.

ARTICLE II.

(a) The Hong Kong Government agrees to control

the movements of all salt upon import into, or

production in, or export from, the Colɔny.

(b) Every vessel bringing salt into the waters

of the Colony shall declare to the proper Hong Kong auth-

orities the quantity, port of origin, and destination

of such salt.

(c) The import into China of foreign salt

including salt manufactured in the New Territories

(Hong Kong) is and remains prohibited.

(a) If any vessel imports salt from China into

the wabers of the Colony which is not covered by

pass in the prescribed form issued by the proper

authority in the Chinese Salt Department, the proper

Hong Kong authorities shall forthwith report the

matter to the Commissioner of Customs, and shall seize

such vessel as security for the payment to the Chinese

Maritime Customs of such dues as would be payable to

the Chinese Maritime Customs if such vessel had been

detained in similar circumstances in Chinese waters.

Failing payment of such dues the Hong Kong Government

shall be entitled to recover them on behalf of the

Chinese Maritime Customs by legal proceedings against

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