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MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1992

INFORMATION REWARD PAYMENT TO BE DOUBLED

EXCISE

TO

OF

AND (NOVEMBER 1), THE CUSTOMS WITH EFFECT FROM SUNDAY DEPARTMENT WILL RAISE THE MAXIMUM PAYMENT OF REWARD FROM $10,000

INFORMATION LEADING

SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION $20,000 TEXTILE-ORIGIN FRAUD OFFENCES.

FOR

OF

ΤΟ

IS PAYMENT

10 PERCENT OF THE EXISTING SCALE

CASE, IMPOSED BY THE COURT OR A MAXIMUM OF $10,000 IN EACH IS THE LESS.

THE

FINE

WHICHEVER

A SPOKESMAN

OF THE

FOR THE DEPARTMENT INFORMERS

ANNOUNCING THE INCREASE TODAY (MONDAY), DEPARTMENT SAID THE MOVE SHOWS THE DETERMINATION TO COMBAT ILLEGAL TEXTILE TRANSHIPMENTS BY ENCOURAGING MORE TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION TO HELP IDENTIFY OFFENDING SHIPMENTS.

THE SCOPE OF THE REWARD

TO TEXTILE SHIPMENTS

"APART FROM THE MONETARY INCREASE, SCHEME WILL BE EXPANDED TO MARKETS.

COVER

"THIS MEANS

THE

QUOTA-FREE

TEXTILE

COUNTRY

GOODS PASSING OR TERRITORY

WILL COVER SCHEME THROUGH HONG KONG AND A NON-RESTRAINED THIRD PRIOR TO THEIR ENTRY TO THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION.

ONLY GIVEN TO ORIGIN "AT PRESENT, REWARDS ARE INVOLVING TEXTILES TO RESTRAINED MARKETS," HE SAID.

THE CUSTOMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE REWARD SCHEME, DEPARTMENT OPERATES A 24-HOUR TELEPHONE HOT-LINE 804 2388 INFORMATION.

FRAUD CASES

AND EXCISE TO RECEIVE

GPO BOX 1166. THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

INFORMATION

"INFORMERS MAY CHOOSE TO WRITE TO WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE,

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