CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931 — Page 127

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For the better prevention of smuggling across the 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.

ever 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 may seize

such goods or livestock as security for the payment of such

dues as may be mutually agreed upon. If such dues are not

paid 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 XVIII.

The Chinese Maritime Customs will endeavour to prevent

the illicit entry into the Colony from China of opium, com-

pounds of opium, extracts of opium and other dangerous drugs,

und of intoxicating liquors, dutiable light olls and tobacco,

and of any other article which on importation 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, land and air.

The Hong Kong Government will endeavour 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 ooa, land and air.

ARTICLE XIX.

For the promotion of accurate knowledge and in the

interests of the Chinese revenue the Hong Kong Government will,

so far as the conditions of the free port admit of it, collect

and publish statistics of imports and exports.

ARTICLE XX. /