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TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1985

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CASSETTE TAPE CONSIGNMENT SEIZED

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OFFICERS OF THE CONTAINER CARGO EXAMINATION DIVISION OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT YESTERDAY (MONDAY) SEIZED 149 800 FORGED AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES WITH AN ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE OF $1 MILLION.

THE CONSIGNMENT, IMPORTED FROM SINGAPORE IN A CONTAINER, WAS DETAINED DURING THE ROUTINE INSPECTION.

THE CASE WAS REFERRED TO THE COPYRIGHT DIVISION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TAPES WERE INTENDED FOR RE-EXPORT TO CHINA, NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADE.

IN A SEPARATE OPERATION AGAINST HAWKERS SELLING COUNTERFEIT GOODS, OFFICERS OF THE COPYRIGHT DIVISION SEIZED $73 500 WORTH PRODUCTS AND ARRESTED EIGHT HAWKERS AND A MANUFACTURER.

DURING THE PAST THREE DAYS, OFFICERS OF THE DIVISION RAIDED A FACTORY IN KWUN TONG AND STREET HAWKERS IN THE TSIM SHA TSUI, YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK AREAS. A LARGE QUANTITY OF SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT GOODS, INCLUDING 12 950 MEN'S BRIEFS, 1 232 T-SHIRTS, TWO WATCHES, 32 500 PAPER BOXES FOR PACKAGING AND SIX SILK SCREENS FOR PRINTING OF FORGED TRADEMARKS, WAS SEIZED.

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THOSE ARRESTED HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON POLICE BAIL, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

COMMENTING ON THE SEIZURES, THE HEAD OF THE COPYRIGHT DIVISION, MR W. Y. SUEN, SAID THAT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO TAKE VIGOROUS ACTION AGAINST HAWKING OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS.

+THOSE ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY DISSOCIATE THEMSELVES FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES, HE WARNED.

DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON TSANG HING-WO ON AUGUST 30, 1984 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

TSANG WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF TANG KWOK-WAH ON MAY 6, 1982.

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