CO129-521-13 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 27-8-1930 - 16-10-1930 — Page 288

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Whenever it is found that any merchandise or

livestock has been brought across the land frontier

of the Col ny from China unaccompanied by proper

Customs dooments the Government of Hongkong will

detain such goods or livestock as security for the

payment of such dues and penalties as may be mutually

agreed upon.

ARTICLE XI.

(a) The Chinese Maritime Customs will take

active steps to prevent the illicit entry into the

Colony from China of intoxicating liquor, opium,

compound of opium, morphine, and tobacco and will

co-operate with the Government of Hongkong in

controlling the traffic in these articles by sea

and by land.

(b) The Hongkong 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 by land.

ARTICLE XII.

For the promotion of accurate knowledge and

in the interests of the Chinese revenue the Government

of Hongkong will, so far as the conditions of the

free port admit of it, collect and publish statistics

of imports and exports.

ARTICLE XIII.

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