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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1991

THE

SPOKESMAN

- 2

SAID THE NEW LEGISLATION DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO ASSISTED SMUGGLERS ON LAND.

WAS ALSO AIMED AT

ASSISTING IN THE

OR

THE BILL CREATES NEW OFFENCES OF KNOWINGLY EXPORT OF UNMANIFESTED CARGO AND KNOWINGLY ASSISTING IN THE EXPORT CARRIAGE OF RESTRICTED ARTICLES OR PROHIBITED ARTICLES.

AT A SPEEDBOAT "IN CIRCUMSTANCES

AS THE LOADING OF A SUCH

THOSE INVOLVED REMOTE LOCATION AT NIGHT, IT WOULD BE PRESUMED THAT WERE INTENDING TO EVADE OR ASSIST IN THE EVASION OF A RESTRICTION PROHIBITION ON THE CARRIAGE OF SPECIFIED GOODS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE PRESUMPTION CAN BE REBUTTED BY PRODUCING EVIDENCE TO

FACTS," CONTRARY BUT IT WOULD BE FOR THE COURTS TO DECIDE ON THE ADDED.

OR

THE

HE

BE

AS UNDER WHICH

FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL FURTHER REGULATIONS WILL ARTICLES, SUCH SPECIFIED TO COVER INTRODUCED

THE CARRIAGE OF ELECTRICAL GOODS AND MOTOR VEHICLES, AND THE CONDITIONS THEY CAN OR CANNOT BE TRANSPORTED IN HONG KONG WATERS.

NO EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR BRITISH NATIONALITY SCHEME

THE

DIRECTOR OF

UNDER

THE

ADMINISTRATION,

MR

DONALD (FRIDAY) REITERATED THAT THE DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY 28 APPLICATIONS EXTENDED.

BRITISH

NATIONALITY

SCHEME

TODAY TSANG FOR SUBMITTING

WILL

NOT

BE

A

"THE LAW MAKES IT CLEAR THAT WE CANNOT CONSIDER ANY APPLICATION

WHEN TSANG,

ADDRESSING SAID MR THE DEADLINE, AFTER RECEIVED LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTHEAST.

THIS

PROCESSING

HE POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD BE WRONG TO AMEND THE LAW AT STAGE TO ACCOMMODATE LATE SUBMISSIONS WHILE HOLDING UP THE OF ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS.

"BECAUSE THE

A

COMPETITIVE POINTS UNTIL ALL

SCHEME IS ESTABLISHED ON

THE RANKING OF APPLICANTS SYSTEM, WE CANNOT COMPLETE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ACCOUNTED FOR.

ARE

"THUS

FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS

THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO ENSURE ADVISED WELL

OF THIS MONTH, HE SAID. IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT BY THE END

SCHEME THEY REACH THE

"

OUT

ALL

UNRAVELLING CERTAIN MYTHS ABOUT THE SCHEME, MR THAT SOME HAD THE MISCONCEPTION THAT ENTREPRENEURS CLASS WOULD HAVE TO BE INVITED BY THE GOVERNOR IN TO BE ELIGIBLE.

TSANG POINTED APPLICANTS

IN THE ORDER

/"THIS IS