CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 182

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land frontier of the Colony the Hong Kong Government

will select in consultation with the Commissioner of

the Chinese Maritime Customs certain places of entry

for goods or livestock.

Whenever it is found that any goods or livestock

have been brought across the land frontier of the Colony

from China unaccompanied by proper Customs documents

the Hong Kong Government will seize such goods or live-

stock as security for the payment of such dues as may

be mutually agreed upon. If such dues are not puid

the Hong Kong Government shall be entitled to recover

them on behalf of the Chinese Maritime Customs by

proceedings against the owner or by sale of the goods

or livestock.

ARTICLE XI.

(a) The Chinese Maritime Customs will take active

steps to prevent the illicit entry into the Colony from

China of opium, compounds of opium, extracts of opium,

and other dangerous drugs, and of intoxicating liquors

and tobacco, and of any other article which on importa-*

tion into the Colony is subject to restriction or liable

to import duty, and will co-operate with the Hong Kong

Government in controlling the traffic in these articles

by sea and by land.

(b) The Hong Kong Government will continue to take

active steps to prevent the illicit entry into China of

arms and munitions of war, and will co-operate with the

Chinese Government in controlling the traffic in such

articles by sea and b; land.

ARTICLE XII.

For the promotion of accurate knowledge and in the

/interests