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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1989

EASY WAY TO REPORT CRIMES TO CUSTOMS

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THE CUSTOMS

AND

EXCISE

DEPARTMENT

HAS

3.

INTRODUCED A CRIME 1

REPORT

AND OF

REPORT FORM TO PROVIDE A MORE CONVENIENT WAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO

PIRATING TRAFFICKING, DRUG SMUGGLING, CRIMES CONCERNING

POSSESSION OR MANUFACTURING,

COUNTERFEITING ACTIVITIES, ILLEGAL DUTIABLE GOODS OR ADULTERATED LIQUOR.

SPOKESMAN A CUSTOMS

WOULD

THAT THE USE OF IN THE FIGHT HELP MAINTAIN THE

SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) FACILITATE THE DEPARTMENT CRIME REPORT FORMS AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING AND SMUGGLING AND IN TURN TRADE STATUS OF HONG KONG AND SAFEGUARD CONSUMERS' RIGHT.

CONCERNING

"ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION -FILL IN A FORM AND SEND IT TO THE CUSTOMS BY POST.

CRIMES CAN

JUST

TO ACCORDING

THE FOUND ΤΟ HAVE

THE CASE "CUSTOMS OFFICERS WILL LOOK INTO INFORMATION PROVIDED AND WILL PROSECUTE THOSE WHO ARE VIOLATED THE LAW," HE SAID.

BE

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE IDENTITY

HIM WOULD AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONFIDENCE.

OF THE INFORMANT

IN STRICT⠀ KEPT

FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLES· THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE CRIME REPORT

COLLECTION AT DISTRICT OFFICES, CUSTOMS ENTRY CONTROL POINTS, CUSTOMS

AT GPO GOVERNMENT FUBLICATIONS CENTRE AND PERMIT OFFICES AND BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

AUGUST TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIGURES

IN 1.438 TRAFFIC REPORTED WAS CASUALTIES A TOTAL OF 1.832 ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY LAST MONTH (AUGUST).

SAID TODAY (SUNDAY)

330 THAT

OF THESE

THE

A POLICE SPOKESMAN ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 734 IN KOWLOON AND 374 IN NEW TERRITORIES.

PERSONS WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED

THE PROVISIONAL FIGURE FOR AUGUST SHOWED THAT 23 KILLED, 345 PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND 1,464 IN THESE ACCIDENTS.

A DECREASE

THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES AND ACCIDENTS REPRESENTED OF 7.2 PER CENT AND 1.5 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

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