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(2) No person shall be convicted

of an offence under subsection (1) if

he proves that he did not know, had no

reason to believe and could not with

reasonable diligence have discovered

(a) that the person whose passage

or whose carriage on a ship

is the subject of the charge,

was refused permission to land

under Hong Kong law; or

(b) that the ship in relation to

which he is charged was carrying,

or would carry, any person

refused permission to land under

Hong Kong law,

as the case may be.

Forfeiture of ships.

37Q. (1) Where a ship is used in the

commission of an offence under section 370

or 37F, the ship shall be liable to

forfeiture whether or not any person is

convicted in respect of any such offence.

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