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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1984
+ THE REVENUE PROTECTION DUTIES OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE ARE CLASSIC, BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND IN MANY WAYS MORE ONEROUS ARE THE IR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PREVENTING ILLEGAL TRADE IN NARCOTICS AND COUNTERFEITS AND FOR ENFORCING
A WIDE RANGE OF TRADE, SECURITY AND HEALTH RELATED MEASURES,+ SIR PHILIP SAID.
IN HIS SPEECH, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MR HARNAM GREWAL, SAID: +TODAY IS A PROUD DAY FOR US FOR WE ARE THIS DAY 75 YEARS OLD - SEPTUAGENARIANS SOME WOULD SAY. BUT FAR FROM BEING RICKETY, DODDERRING ON ITS FEET, THE SERVICE IS IN FACT YOUNG, IN GOOD HEART AND KEEN TO CARRY OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND FACE THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE.+
HE THANKED SIR PHILIP FOR THE TOAST AND FOR THE VERY KIND WORDS HE HAD TO SAY.
MR GREWAL ADDED: +1 SHOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO THANK ALL OUR FRIENDS BOTH HERE IN HONG KONG AND ABROAD FOR THEIR WELL-WISHES AND FOR ALL THE HELP THEY HAVE GIVEN TO US OVER THE YEARS. OUR THOUGHTS TOO ARE WITH THOSE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE WHO FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER CANNOT BE HERE TODAY TO HELP US CELEBRATE THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION. +
MR GREWAL THEN INVITED LADY HADDON-CAVE TO CUT THE ANNIVERSARY CAKE.
NEW LAUNCH FOR CUSTOMS AND EXCISE *****
ONE OF THE TWO REPLACEMENT LAUNCHES FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE - CUSTOMS LAUNCH NO. 1 - WAS COMMISSIONED THIS (MONDAY) MORNING AS PART OF THE PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE THE SERVICE'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY.
THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE. MR HARNAM GREWAL. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR KEITH BROADBRIDGE, AND STAFF FROM THE HARBOUR DIVISION TOOK THE LAUNCH TO JOSS HOUSE BAY THIS MORNING TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE GODDESS TIN HAU - THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND PROTECTRESS OF SEAFARERS.
THE NEW LAUNCH, BUILT BY A HONG KONG SHIPYARD AT A COST OF ABOUT $1 MILLION, HAS A CAPACITY FOR 40 PERSONS.
BE USED IN THE HARBOUR AREAS.
IT WILL
ITS SISTER LAUNCH WILL BE COMMISSIONED NEXT MONTH.
AUFEY A
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