CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 199

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ARTICLE XII.

For the promotion of acourate knowledge and in

the interests of the Chinese revenue the Hong Long

Government will, so far as the conditions of the free

port admit of it, collect and publish statistics of

imports and exports.

ARTICLE XIII.

Office and warehouse accommodation for the

examination and storage of goods carried by the Kowloon-

Canton Railway and for the payment of duties thereon

will be provided at reasonable rates by the Hong Long

Government. Such duties will be collected by the

Chinese Maritime Customs under regulations to be mutually

agreed upon, under the following general conditions:-

(a) Goods leaving Kowloon for China by train stopping

at no intermediate station in British territory

shall pay Customs import duty prior to departure.

(b) Goods arriving at Kowloon from China uncovered

by Customs documents shall pay Customs export

duty prior to release.

(0) Goods leaving Kowloon by train that stops at inter-

mediate stations in British territory and goods

placed on the train at stations in British terri-

tory other than the Kowloon Station may pay du ty

either at Kowloon or at th Chinese frontier

(a)

station at Shunchun.

Goods not covered by Customs documents, which leave

Shumchun for stations in British territory other

than the Kowloon Station, shall pay duty at

Shumo hun.

/ARTICLE XIV.