Government of Hong Kong

“ Five Customs Sector Patrol launches are deployed to conduct round-the-clock maritime patrol in the territorial waters whereas four high-speed pursuit crafts and two shallow water launches are tasked to carry out interception of smuggling activities at sea. ”

“ Intellectual Property Rights Protection: The C&ED has the mission to protect the interests of intellectual property rights owners and legitimate traders through stringent enforcement of the Copyright Ordinance, the Trade Descriptions Ordinance and the Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance. The department investigates and prosecutes copyright offences relating to literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, sound recordings, films, broadcasts, cable programmes, and the typographical arrangement of published editions. ”

“ The Anti-illicit Fuel Investigation Division focuses its efforts on detecting the smuggling and misuse of illicit fuels.
Prevention and Detection of Smuggling: The C&ED prevents and detects smuggling activities under the Import and Export Ordinance; enforces the licensing controls on prohibited articles by inspecting cargoes imported and exported by air, sea and land; processing passengers and their baggage at entry/exit points, and searching aircraft, vessels and vehicles entering and leaving Hong Kong. ”

“ Besides, the C&ED investigates laundering of drug proceeds and initiates applications for freezing and confiscating assets derived from drug trafficking. The department also enforces a licensing system to control the import, export and dealing of 26 specific precursor chemicals which can be used for the manufacture of dangerous drugs. It exchanges intelligence and cooperates closely with the HKPF and various drug enforcement agencies in the Mainland and overseas in the fight against drug traffickers both locally and at the international level. ”