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the Revised Import Tariff of China 1902, or
future revisions thereof, and such payment
of import duty and transit dues (if any)
shall free the goods to place of destination.
(r) Goods carried from any station in China on
the railway to any station on the British
section of the railway and goods taking out
transit documents for export from China shall
pay according to the Treaty Export Tariff of
1858, or future revisions thereof, and such
payment shall free the goods to place of
destination on the railway.
(g) It is agreed that for purposes of payment of
duty on rail-borne goods to the Chinese
Maritime Customs in Hongkong the rate of
exchange between the Haikuan tael and
Hongkong currency shall not be at a les8
favourable rate than the rate in force at
the Canton Customs House.
ARTICLE XIV.
If in any application to the Chinese Maritime
Customs in Hongkong a false declaration is made
regarding quantity, quality, nature, or value of any
dutiable goods or articles carried or intended to be
carried by rail, launch, junk, or other means, the
Government of Hongkong shall, upon request being
made by the Chinese Maritime Customs, seize the goods
or articles in respect of which such false declaration
has been made and shall hold them as security for the
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