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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991

OFFENCE TO TRADE IN DUTY-FREE CIGARETTES

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO BUY OR SELL DUTY-FREE CONCESSIONARY CIGARETTES AS THEY ARE ONLY FOR PERSONAL USE AND NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRADE.

PENALTY

"UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE, THE MAXIMUM FOR SELLING OR POSSESSING DUTIABLE CIGARETTE IS $100,000 AND TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE REMINDER WAS GIVEN AFTER CUSTOMS INVESTIGATORS AT LO WU RAILWAY STATION SEIZED 2,000 DUTIABLE CIGARETTES VALUED AT $1,677 AND ARRESTED FOUR MEN THIS MORNING,

UPON AT 7.40 AM, THREE MEN

RETURNING FROM CHINA WERE SEEN BOARDING A TRAIN AT LO WU STATION WHICH HEADED FOR KOWLOON.

INSIDE THE TRAIN, THEY PASSED CARTONS OF CIGARETTES TO A FOURTH MAN WHO WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE BUYER.

AFTER COLLECTING THE CIGARETTES, THE BUYER THEN PAID THE MEN WITH CASH.

THREE

OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION AND ARRESTED THE FOUR MEN SEIZED A TOTAL OF 2,000 CIGARETTES WITH $960 DUTY POTENTIAL.

AND

THE FOUR MEN, AGED BETWEEN 27 AND 46, ARE NOW ASSISTING CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION, THEY WILL LATER BE RELEASED ON BAIL.

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MONG KOK TO LAUNCH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN

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A VARIETY SHOW TO MARK THE LAUNCHING OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD AT THE ANCHOR STREET PLAYGROUND IN TAI KOK TSUI ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 3), BEGINNING AT 3 PM.

WILL

FEATURE

THE SHOW, ADMISSION TO WHICH IS FREE, PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS, AN ACROBATIC SHOW AND A LUCKY DRAW.

AND

OFFICIATING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY WILL BE THE YAU TSIM

BOARD KOK DISTRICT MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ANNIE TANG; MONG

COUNCIL KEEP HONG CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI; CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN

COMMITTEE, MISS KONG CLEAN

CHRISTINA TING; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR JAMES RINGO LEE.

/THE CAMPAIGN

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