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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,

1990

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OF

"THE HEAVY FINE PROPOSED AIMS TO PROVIDE A STRONG DETERRENT AGAINST PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORS CONNIVING AT THE EMPLOYMENT

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BY SUB-CONTRACTORS.'

MR STRACHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVED THAT THESE PROPOSALS WOULD PROVIDE A LOGICAL AND FAIR LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONTROLLING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND THEY HAD A CLEAR MESSAGE.

"GIVEN THE LEVEL OF FINE, IT WILL NOT BE COST-EFFECTIVE ΤΟ RISK EMPLOYING AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT, AND THERE IS NO POINT IN COMING TO HONG KONG ILLEGALLY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO WORK AVAILABLE."

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE DISCUSSING WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES IN CANTON TO SEEK THEIR ASSISTANCE ΤΟ GET THIS MESSAGE ACROSS.

"THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY AND THE BATTLE IMMIGRATION WILL CONTINUE, HE SAID.

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HK CUSTOMS SERVICE ONE OF WORLD'S FINEST

AGAINST ILLEGAL

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SAID

THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE IS ONE OF THE FINEST THE WORLD, THE COMMISSIONER, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, TODAY (SATURDAY).

MR WILLIAMSON WAS SPEAKING AT A PASSING-OUT PARADE OF INSPECTORS AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS.

CUSTOMS

HE LISTED A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY THE SERVICE HAS SUCH A REPUTATION: THE DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM SHOWN BY ITS MEMBERS IN ALL THE DIFFERENT DUTIES IT CARRIES OUT; THE COMPETENCE AND EXPERTISE DISPLAYED ON SO MANY OCCASIONS; THE CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE EXTENDED NOT ONLY TO OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN HONG KONG BUT TO CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS OVERSEAS; THE CHEERFULNESS POLITENESS OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; AND THE SMARTNESS DISCIPLINE DEMONSTRATED AT ALL TIMES.

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I MIGHT ADD KONG CUSTOMS

"AND PERHAPS ABOVE ALL ELSE THE VERY REAL FULLY JUSTIFIED PRIDE IN BEING A MEMBER OF THE HONG AND EXCISE SERVICE," HE SAID,

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MR WILLIAMSON ALSO SAID FOR HIM THE PARADE MARKED ALMOST THE END OF FOUR YEARS' SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER.

"FOR ME, PERSONALLY, THIS IS A SPECIAL AND MEMORABLE DAY: THE LAST TIME I SHALL WEAR A CUSTOMS UNIFORM.

'I HOPE