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TUESDA, APRIL 16, 1985

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HK, GUANGDONG CUSTOMS MATTERS REVIEWED

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EXISTING LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS ON CUSTOMS MATTERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG WERE REVIEWED AT A MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY) BETWEEN HONG KONG CUSTOMS OFFICIALS AND A SEVEN-MEMBER DELEGATION OF SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS FROM GUANGDONG.

HEADED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE GUANGDONG BRANCH OF THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTOMS, MR QI AN HAI LIN, THE GUANGDONG DELEGATES HAD ARRIVED IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY FOR A FOUR-DAY VISIT.

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TODAY'S MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR HARNAM GREWAL; THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR JAMES PRISK, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS, MR WALTER NEIL, MR P.L. WONG AND MR K.S. TONG, AND OTHER SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY'S MEETING WAS THE THIRD IN A SER! ES OF REVIEW MEETINGS HELD ANNUALLY SINCE 1983.

+ THE BASIC AIM IS TO REVIEW EXISTING LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS SO THAT THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE, CROSS-BORDER CUSTOMS CONTROLS AND ANTI-SMUGGLING MEASURES MAY BE FURTHER IMPROVED, + HE SAID.

DURING THEIR STAY IN HONG KONG, THE GUANGDONG DELEGATES WILL FURTHER FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, AND WILL ALSO BE VISITING THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

WINDING-UP ORDER SOUGHT

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THE COMMISSIONER OF DEPOSIT TAKING COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THAT THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TODAY APPLIED TO THE HIGH COURT FOR A A DEPOSIT WINDING-UP ORDER AGAINST DOMINI CAN FINANCE LIMITED. TAKING COMPANY REGISTERED IN 1979 AND OF WHICH THE EXECUTIVE DI RECTORS ARE MESSRS YIP CHUN-LING, SIMON CHOI ON-ON, WILLIAM= AND CHAN KWOK-KEUNG, EDDIE.

THIS ACTION FOLLOWED THE RECEIPT OF THE REPORT OF MR D.L. PAWSON OF PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL AND CO., APPOINTED AS AN INSPECTOR INTO THE AFFAIRS OF DOMINICAN FINANCE LIMITED UNDER SECTION 38 OF THE DEPOSIT TAKING COMPANIES ORDINANCE ON APRIL 4, 1985.

THIS APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS TO THE COMMISSIONER ABOUT THE NON-PAYMENT BY THE COMPANY OF MATURED DEPOSITS. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS, THE COMPANY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED ON JANUARY 29, 1985.

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THE HIGH COURT WILL HEAR THE PETITION ON MAY 20, 1985. THE MEANTIME, THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATOR. ENQUIRIES ARE PROCEEDING INTO VARIOUS RELATED MATTERS.

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