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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1992
HEAVY FINE FOR FALSE TRADE DECLARATION
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THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED DISHONEST TEXTILE TRADERS THAT MAKING FALSE DECLARATION OF GOODS ORIGIN MAY INCUR A MAXIMUM FINE AMOUNTING TO 40 PER CENT OF THE "FREE ON BOARD" VALUE OF THE GOODS INVOLVED.
THE ADVICE WAS MADE AFTER A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A TRADING FIRM WAS FINED $225,000 BY A NORTH KOWLOON MAGISTRATE FOR POSSESSION OF 8,672 PIECES OF CHINA-MADE LADIES' WOVEN PANTS AND BLOUSES BEARING FALSE "MADE IN HONG KONG" LABELS.
THE FIRM WAS ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF FALSELY DECLARING THE GOODS TO BE HONG KONG PRODUCT IN APPLYING FOR TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCES ON FIVE OCCASIONS.
THREE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CASE WERE ALSO CONVICTED AND FINED A TOTAL OF $160,000 FOR APPLYING "MADE IN HONG KONG" TRADE DESCRIPTION TO CHINA-MADE GARMENTS, AND MAKING FALSE DECLARATION IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR TEXTILE EXPORT LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES OF - ORIGIN.
THE COURT HEARD ON SEPTEMBER 4 THAT THE GOODS, VALUED AT ABOUT $1.5 MILLION, WERE FOR EXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE HEAD OF THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROL OFFICER MR ANDREW WONG SAID CUSTOMS TRADE CONTROL OFFICERS WOULD SPARE NO EFFORT TO PROSECUTE OFFENDERS OF THIS TYPE.
"THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE THAT SERIOUS VIEW ON THESE OFFENCES BECAUSE OF HAVE ON THE REPUTATION OF HONG KONG'S SENTENCES ARE THUS IMPOSED," MR WONG SAID.
THE COURTS ALSO TAKE A THE HARMFUL EFFECT THEY HEAVIER
TEXTILE TRADE.
"ONCE WE DETECTED A CASE, WE WOULD SHOW NO MERCY ON THE OFFENDERS BY BRINGING THEM TO THE COURT, HE ADDED.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE IN HONG KONG IS $500,000 FINE PLUS TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.
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POPULATION FIGURE
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THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF HONG KONG AT THE END OF JUNE WAS 5,811,500, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 56,700 PERSONS OR 1.0 PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH MID-1991 WHEN THE ESTIMATED POPULATION WAS 5,754,800.
BETWEEN MID-1991
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