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of an immigration officer

(a) the master of the ship or commander of the aircraft;

and

(b) the owner of the ship or aircraft and his agent,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on con-

viction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars and to

imprisonment for three years unless he satisfies the court

that all practicable steps had been taken to prevent persons

from landing from the ship or aircraft in contravention of

subsection (1).

Liability of master of ship.

32.

If a person who arrives in Hong Kong in a ship

attempts to commit an offence under subsection (1) of section

31, the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and

shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred

thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years unless

he satisfies the court that he did not know or had no reason

to suspect that such person was attempting to commit that

offence.

Assisting illegal immigrants.

33. (1) Where a person has committed an offence under

subsection (1) of section 31, any other person who, knowing

or believing him to have committed that offence, does without

lawful authority or reasonable excuse any act with intent

to impede his apprehension or prosecution shall be guilty

of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine

of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for three years.

(2) No prosecution for an offence under subsection (1)

shall be instituted except by or with the consent of the

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