CO129-521-14 Chinese Customs- proposed agreement with Hong Kong 31-10-1930 - 10-1-1931 — Page 70

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(e) All trading junks on arrival at or departure

from the Colony shall enter and clear at one of

the following anchorages:-

Victoria, Yaumati, Shaukiwan, Jai kung,

Tai 0, Cheung Chau, Aberdeen, Tai Po,

Stanley, and Tsun Wan.

Provided that the above list may be varied by

sutul content any time by the proper Hong Kong

authorities after reasonable notice to the Chinese Maritime Customs.

(f) Every trading junk on entering and on clearing

at an anchorage in the Colony of Hong Kong

shall have its licence book and also its

Chinese eritime Customs pars book endorsed

proper Hong Kong Authorities.

and dated by the Harbour Authority.

The proper

Hong Kong authorities shall satisfy themselves,

on each occasion when a trading junk enters an

anchorage in the Colony, that such junk has

reported at the proper Chinese ritime CustomS

station both on its voyage to the Colony and

on its last voyage from the Colony. (g) If any trading junk fails to produce its

Chinese Laritime Customs pase Look and proof

of payment of Customs dues the proper Hong

Kong authorities shall forthwith report the matter to the Commissioner of/Customs; and

the Chinese Maritime

may

the proper Hong Kong authorities shall seize

such junk es security for the payment to the

Chinese Maritime Customs of such dues as

would be payable under the regulations of the

Chinese karitime Customs if the junk had been

detained in similar circumstances in Chinese

waters.

·

Failing payment of such dues the

Hong Kong Government shall be entitled to

recover

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