EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: H.K. BAPTIST

UNCLAS HONG KONG 003067 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LHINES/ADYSON USDOC FOR 3132 FOR FCS/OIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM ZARIT BICE FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: H.K. BAPTIST UNIVERSITY REF: A) USDOC 09995 B) D379135 1.Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Philip Ankel (ECO) conducted a post shipment verification (PSV) at the Hong Kong Baptist University's School of Chinese Medicine, 7 Baptist University Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong (Baptist University). The item in question is a thermotracer model TH9100pmvi thermal imaging camera with serial number 7051954. The item is classified under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 6A003 and is controlled for national security (NS) and nuclear nonproliferation (NP) reasons. The exporter was Mikron Infrared of Oakland, New Jersey. ¶3. Background research reveals that Hong Kong Baptist University was founded in 1956 by the Baptist Convention o Hong Kong (more information at www.hkbu.edu.hk/ng). It is a well known and well regarded univesity in Hong Kong. Its school of Chinese medicine has over 1,800 students and 160 staff and has been in existence for approximately 10 years. ¶4. On December 19, 2007, ECO and Commercial Assistant, Carrie Chan visited the University and met with Ms. Nickie Chan, an instructor at the University. Ms. Chan has been teaching at the School of Chinese Medicine for nine years. The school has an active research program on issues related to traditional Chinese medicine. ¶5. As to the specific item in question, Ms. Chan provided the ECO with access to the camera. ECO confirmed that the items serial number (7051954) matches the serial number of the exported camera. Ms. Chan stated that the camera is being used for research related to skin temperature changes associated with acupuncture. It is used in research on both animals and humans. The camera is kept in a locked drawer in a locked storeroom and use by researchers is tracked in a log of users. The overall laboratory area is also secured against public access.