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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1988

CUSTOMS HINTS FOR NEW YEAR TRAVELLERS

COUNTRIES,

WITHIN THE

TO MOST PEOPLE SPENDING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS ABROAD 13 AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IN DISTANT REGION, IN CHINA OR EVEN JUST IN MACAU.

HOWEVER, SOME OF THE FUN CAN BE SPOILED IF. RETURN, TRAVELLERS ARE FOUND BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS ΤΟ HAVE PROHIBITED ITEMS, MAKING THEMSELVES LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.

UPON THEIR WITH THEM

THE DEPARTMENT IS THE ENFORCEMENT BODY FOR SEVERAL ORDINANCES. A CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) POINTED OUT THAT LACK OF KNOWLEDGE WOULD NOT EXEMPT A PERSON FROM BEING PROSECUTED WHEN HE WAS CARRYING WITH HIM A PROHIBITED ARTICLE WHICH MUST BE COVERED BY A VALID IMPORT LICENCE. OR DUTIABLE COMMODITIES WHICH MUST BE DECLARED.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EMPHASISED THAT PEOPLE MUST NOT BRING BACK ITEMS SUCH AS COUNTERFEIT GOODS, FIRECRACKERS, DRIED OPIUM POPPY, OR FLICK-KNIVES.

SUCH ITEMS HAVE REEN FOUND AT CHECKPOINTS AT THE LO WU TERMINAL, HONG KONG MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BEING BROUGHT BACK BY INCOMING PASSENGERS EITHER AS PRESENTS OR SOUVENIRS AFTER A VACATION ABROAD.

HE REMINDED LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT THE DUTY-FREE CONCESSIONS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD.

THESE CONCESSIONS ONLY INCLUDE ONE LITRE OF STILL WINE. 60 MILLILITRES OF PERFUME AND 250 MILLILITRES OF TOILET WATER, AND 100 CIGARETTES OR 25 CIGARS OR 125 GRAMMES OF SMOKER'S TOBACCO. THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE GRANTED TO OVERSEAS VISITORS.

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"TRAVELLERS SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT PASSENGERS UNDER 18 YEARS OLD DO NOT QUALIFY FOR DUTY-FREE LIQUOR AND TOBACCO, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OF

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NOTICES INFORMING PASSENGERS

THEIR CONCESSTON RIGHTS WELL. AS GOODS WHICH REQUIRE LICENCES ARE DISPLAYED AT THE TO DEPARTURE LOUNGES AND ARRIVAL HALLS, CUSTOMS OFFICERS ARE PREPARED ANSWER PASSENGERS' ENQUIRIES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR DUTY-FREF CONCESSIONS AND PROHIBITED GOODS WHICH REQUIRE LICENCES.

"PASSENGERS CARRYING DUTY-FREE CONCESSIONS MUST DECLARE THESE

THESE RIGHTS ITEMS, OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT ONLY LOSE

BUT WILL BE

SAID LIABLE TO PROSECUTION FOR THE POSSESSION OF DUTIABLE GOODS, SPOKESMAN.

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/THE SPOKESMAN