Anti-piracy: Customs officers seized from a residential premises in Sai Wan a batch of photocopied past examination papers.

Customs' Anti-Internet Piracy Team cracked a copyright infringement case in North Point involving the sale of photocopied past examination papers of Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority through an Internet auction site.

Customs officers arrested a 19-year-old man, and seized 11 sets of photocopied HKEAA past examination papers and a computer worth about $8,600.

While detecting piracy activities on the Internet about a month ago, Customs officers suspected there were past papers of Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations on sale at a local auction site. It was said that the photocopied papers could be sold along with marking schemes and suggested answers.

With the assistance of the Internet service provider, Customs officers located a computer used for uploading such information to the auction site.

Customs officers arrested a 19-year-old man at an MTR station in North Point yesterday afternoon when he handed over three sets of photocopied past examination papers to a Customs officer disguised as a customer.

Later on, Customs officers seized from a residential premises in Sai Wan a batch of photocopied past examination papers.

Stiff penalties for infringing the Copyright Ordinance

The man is now on bail pending further investigations.

After HKEAA confirms the photocopies are infringing copies, the man will be charged with the selling and possession of copies.