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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1994

FEW REPORTS OF ILLEGAL VENDING AT VESSELS

THE POLICE, THE CUSTOMS AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAVE RECEIVED VERY FEW REPORTS OF ILLEGAL VENDING TAKING PLACE FROM MAINLAND CHINESE FISHING VESSELS.

THIS WAS

SERVICES,

MR

A WRITTEN

ECONOMIC STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR GORDON SIU, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP.

AREAS

CLOSELY, PAYING WHERE REPORTS HAVE BEEN

"THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION PARTICULAR

THOSE ATTENTION TO RECEIVED. MR SIU SAID.

THE CUSTOMS

HE ADDED THAT IN THE 1994/95 DRAFT ESTIMATES FOR AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS PROVISION FOR TWO REPLACEMENT HARBOUR LAUNCHES.

TO

"THE NEW LAUNCHES WILL ENHANCE THE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY

INTERCEPTION CARRY OUT EFFECTIVELY ITS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING THE OF VESSELS UNDERTAKING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES."

HE

FF

EXPLAINED THAT THE VENDING OF GOODS BY A PERSON ON BOARD CHINESE FISHING VESSEL IN HONG KONG WATERS MAY BE AN OFFENCE IF:

* THE GOODS CONSTITUTE UNMANIFESTED CARGO UNDER PART IV OF

IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE;

A

THE

* THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED HAVE ENTERED HONG

IN THAN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE; OR

KONG OTHER

* SUCH

VENDING TAKES

PLACE WITHOUT A VALID MARINE HAWKER MARINE UNDER LICENCE HAVING BEEN ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARINE HAWKER ORDINANCE.

EMIGRANT FIGURES FOR 1991/93

THE

TERRITORY SECURITY,

A TOTAL OF ABOUT 179,000 PEOPLE EMIGRATED FROM DURING THE THREE YEARS FROM 1991 TO 1993, THE SECRETARY FOR MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ABOUT HALF OF THE EMIGRANTS WERE ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE AND 16 PER CENT OF THEM WERE MANAGERS OR ADMINISTRATORS, HE SAID.

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