Also officiating at the ceremony, Mr Cheung said that communication is at the heart of all successful endeavours. Hong Kong Customs is acutely aware of the need to strike a balance between protection and facilitation. Its partnership with overseas counterparts has been manifested in the form of co-operative arrangements ratified with other jurisdictions, with Argentine, Russian and Vietnam Customs being new additions in 2013. "From a regional perspective, we play an active part in running seminars and workshops to promote intelligence sharing and capacity building," he said, adding that a Workshop on Computer Forensics and a Regional High-level Seminar on Customs Anti-drug Strategy were held in Hong Kong last year.