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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991

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C & E DEPT GEARS FOR CHALLENGES AHEAD

THE CUSTOMS

MEET NEW

AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IS GEARED TO

IN THE YEARS AHEAD, ITS ASSISTANT CHALLENGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES COMMISSIONER, MR S.F. LI, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

CARGO

NORTHWEST HONG KONG THAT MR LI TOLD THE ROTARY CLUB OF CITY THE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO DEPLOY STAFF TO MAN THE SECOND AIR TERMINAL WHEN IT BECOMES OPERATIONAL NEXT MONTH.

DIFFERENTIAL

A ADMINISTER "WE WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO RATE ON LEADED AND UNLEADED PETROL TO BE EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 1.

"WE WILL BE ASKED TO ENFORCE TOY SAFETY BE PRESCRIBED IN LAW PROBABLY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

DUTY

STANDARDS WHICH

HE SAID.

WILL

THE LEVY ON MR LI SAID THE CUSTOMS WOULD ALSO BE INVOLVED IN

FINANCING DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL CHEMICALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF

WASTE

WHEN IT IS INTRODUCED.

THE IN

SALES TAX

SHOULD

"WE WILL MOST PROBABLY BE INVOLVED GOVERNMENT DECIDE TO INTRODUCE IT IN THE FUTURE.

**

DUTIABLE THE NEW HE

'WB ARE, OF COURSE, ALREADY ENGAGED IN RE-WRITING THE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE, AND IN PLANNING CUSTOMS FACILITIES AT AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK AND THE RIVER TRADE TERMINAL AT TUEN MUN,' SAID.

NEXT FEW YEARS WOULD MR LI SAID THE

INTERESTING PERIOD BUT

FOR THE

DOUBT NO

BR A VERY EXCISE AND CUSTOMS

DEMANDING DEPARTMENT.

TIGHT IN MEETING ALL THESE CHALLENGES UNDER

STAFF

HAD PUT

IN EMPHASIS

TRAINING HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT

EQUIPMENT AND DEVELOPING INTELLIGENCE, ACQUIRING MODERN PROCEDURES.

ITS

RESOURCES, STAFF,

SIMPLIFYING

ON NEW

RESPONSIBILITIES

BROUGHT

CIRCUMSTANCES, MR LI SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD

EVASION

TO POSSIBLE

OF TOBACCO REVENUE SECRETARY'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A 200 PER CENT DUTY RATE.

ABOUT

BY

CHANGING

PAID GREATER

ATTENTION

FINANCIAL

FOLLOWING THE

INCREASE IN THE TOBACCO

HE SAID ACTION AGAINST SMUGGLING BETWEEN HONG WAS ANOTHER PRIORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT.

KONG AND CHINA

"THE FORMATION OF THE JOINT POLICE AND CUSTOMS ANTI-SMUGGLING TASK FORCE IS AN INTENSIFIED EFFORT TO CURTAIL SUCH SMUGGLING AT SEA, HE SAID.

MR LI SAID ANTI-NARCOTICS CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT TASK.

r

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"IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ITS EFFECTIVENESS THE

INTELLIGENCE AND STRENGTHENING DEVOTED RESOURCES TO DEVELOPING

ENFORCEMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH OVERSEAS LAW

DEPARTMENT

HAS

THE

AGENCIES,"

HE

SAID.

/MR LI