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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1990

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NEW MEASURES TO COMBAT SMUGGLING

A NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE AND

MEASURES ADMINISTRATIVE

INTRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE NEW YEAR TO COMBAT OF GOODS INTO CHINA.

WILL THE SMUGGLING

BE

ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS

TODAY CONFERENCE

(THURSDAY},

THE

EFFECTIVENESS OF

ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID ACTION WOULD ALSO

IMPROVE THE BE TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO OPERATIONS AGAINST SMUGGLING.

"SMUGGLING WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM DURING 1990.

MAJOR ISSUE. IN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG BECAME A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT, EFFECTIVE MEASURES. WE NOW NEED

HE SAID. NET ON THE SMUGGLERS FURTHER,

T

THE FIRST OF THE NEW MEASURES WILL BE AIMED AT USE OF SPEEDBOATS FOR SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT INTRODUCED

A

WE

TO TIGHTEN THE

PREVENTING THE

HIGH

IN JUNE, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT BANNED THE USE OF MULTIPLE POWERED OUTBOARD ENGINES EXCEEDING 600 HORSEPOWER ON PLEASURE VESSELS FITTED WITH AND REQUIRED ALL LICENCE APPLICATIONS FOR SPEEDBOATS OUTBOARD ENGINES OF ANY POWER TO BE ACCOMPANIED THE BOAT.

BY A PHOTOGRAPH OF

SOME APPLICATIONS HAVE AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND WE

USED FOR SMUGGLING,

"HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT BEEN MADE USING FALSE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS BELIEVE THAT THE VESSELS IN QUESTION ARE BEING THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR MICHAEL C.C. SZE, SAID.

"WE INTEND TO PUT A STOP TO THIS AND WITH EFFECT 28, ALL NEW SPEEDBOATS FITTED OR DESIGNED TO BE FITTED ENGINES WILL BE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE FIRST LICENCE.

"UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING

ALREADY

LICENSED

FROM JANUARY WITH OUTBOARD ISSUE OF A

REGULATIONS, SUBJECT

ΤΟ

(PLEASURE VESSELS) MAY ALSO BE SPEEDBOATS WHICH ARE INSPECTION IF THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CONSIDERS IT NECESSARY.

TAKEN

MR SZE SAID WHILE FOR PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS WERE NECESSARY BOATS WERE LICENSED.

THIS WOULD APPLICATIONS,

INEVITABLY WHICH WAS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT

ONLY

TIME LENGTHEN

THE REGRETTABLE,

GENUINE PLEASURE

THE

MARINE DEPARTMENT AND MARINE ENSURE THAT THIS

THE REMAINS

"AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL, THE POLICE WILL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO CASE, HE ADDED.

..

THE LICENCE OF ANY

THE AUTHORITIES WILL SUSPEND TEMPORARILY SPEEDBOAT SUSPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN SMUGGLING UNTIL IT IS INSPECTED.

UNUSUAL WITH

FEATURES

NOT

IN ADDITION, MARINE DEPARTMENT STAFF ON PATROL DUTIES HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO WATCH OUT NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PLEASURE CRAFT.

FOR

SPEEDBOATS

/IF IT