CHINA yesterday confirmed its security forces seized the cargo ship Tequila last Sunday, but denied they entered Hong Kong waters.
The Hong Kong Government is considering lodging a formal protest over the incident.
Official radar readings placed the Tequila at anchor off Tathong Channel when armed men from two speedboats climbed aboard.
A Security Branch spokesman said last night the Government was concerned about the difference of opinion about the location of Tequila when seized.
It would seek further clarification from China before a formal protest could be lodged.
Marine Department radar tracked the Honduran-registered Tequila during the attack.
Signals were lost hundreds of metres from the port of a Chinese naval base on Wailingding Dao, an island just outside Hong Kong waters.