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CONFIDENTIAL #3

Offence by captain etc., of ship carrying unauthorized entrants.

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370. (1) Subject to subsection (2),

if a ship is in waters outside the waters

of the Colony with unauthorized entrants

on board, or assisting unauthorized

entrants, in such circumstances that any

of them is likely to enter, or to seek

to enter, or to be brought into Hong Kong

(a)

each member of the crew;

(b)

the owner of the ship and his

agent; and

(c)

any person who participated in

making arrangements to enable

the voyage on which any of

unauthorized entrants boarded

the ship or were brought to

such waters, to take place,

or to enable such assistance

to be provided,

commits an offence and is liable

(i)

on conviction on indictment to

a fine of $5 000 000 and to

imprisonment for life; and

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