Hong Kong customs seizes HK$280,000 worth of dried shark fins from Panama
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“Hong Kong customs seizes HK$280,000 worth of dried shark fins from Panama”
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— Christianity has been in Hong Kong since 1841 when British Empire started to rule Hong Kong.
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“Officers say goods declared as dried fish maw and weighed about 162kg”
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“Hong Kong customs officers have seized about 162kg of suspected scheduled dried shark fins worth about HK$280,000 (US$35,720) from Panama at the airport”
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“The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday that officers inspected an air consignment declared as dried fish maw arriving from Panama the day before”
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“Upon inspection, officers found six boxes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins, weighing about 162kg (357lbs), inside the consignment”
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“Under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting an endangered species without a licence is liable to a maximum fine of HK$10 million and imprisonment for 10 years”
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“In a separate case revealed by the department on Friday, customs seized suspected smuggled goods with a total estimated market value of about HK$700,000 on Wednesday”
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