HONG KONG: Shipping firm APL and a vessel captain were fined a total of HK$99,000 (US$12,600) on Monday (Apr 29) for transporting nine Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Terrex vehicles into Hong Kong without a proper licence in 2016.
Chinese national Pan Xuejun, the vessel’s captain, and APL were jointly charged and convicted of importing and exporting strategic commodities without a proper licence.
Pan was handed a HK$9,000 fine and a three-month suspended prison sentence, while APL was fined HK$90,000 by the Hong Kong District Court.
The SAF Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles and associated equipment were seized by local authorities on Nov 23, 2016, as the shipment was passing through Hong Kong. They were on their way back to Singapore after military exercises in Taiwan.
