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appear to us to be done without any kind of reconciliation or

nobody really knows whether they're being staff who are now doing them or not we would have to build in security features, and these security features would make the sort of very simplistic approach which the review team has taken inapplicable. I should say at once that

we have consulted the Corruption Prevention Department of ICAC on this and they support our view here very strongly and so, of course, they're willing to work with us on devising procedures, but in my view these procedures will cost tax-payers money.

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CHAIRMAN: Such as what? I'm just wondering. Such as what? You look at the air passage tax ticket right now, and we went through it many times, and all that that security will do is to take that ticket and take the slip. What kind of procedures that you have mentioned are so complicated?

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That procedure is very simple and it's also in my 19 view rather pointless because the work is not checked or monitored

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Whether it's done or not, nobody really knows at present. We would have to have some system of supervision or cross- check or counter-check to make sure that it was done in every case. Of course, it's not quite so simple as you think because there are three different types of passengers and you would have to make sure that each of the different types of passengers have the appropriate

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there's the children's tax and

children under two and others

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if we took the job on that the staff were doing the job properly.

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CHAIRMAN: Peter.

MR POON: Yes. Why do you find it so difficult when the same operation goes through when you go to a theatre or when you go through other airports? The same tickets, the same non-cash checking,

the same flow of traffic within a short time.

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