Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000552/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 30 September 1998.
1. On 3rd May 1997, a team of Customs and Excise Officers boarded a boat in Hong Kong territorial waters and the captain of the boat was asked where the destination of the boat was and the answer given was it was going to Haung Pao, China. The captain was asked if he had a manifest and he said he had, and produced the manifest. The manifest stated that the six containers under one particular Bill of Lading contained "motor vehicle body (including the driver compartment)". A search by the Customs