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HK CROCODILE 281103N 1. J.K.Chan, Senior Wetland and Fauna Conservation Officer of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (wearing glasses), He Zhanzhao (tall Chinese man wearing baseball cap), Li Mingjian (shorter Chinese man wearing cap) and John Lever getting into motor boat 2. Cutaway to media 3. Boat sailing away 4. Local watching along the bank 5. Local man looking on with binoculars 6. Boat sailing on creek 7. Expedition team discussing in boat 8. Onlookers on the bank of creek 9. Wide of boat moving along water 10. Nightshot boat sailing towards pier 11. Boat nearing pier 12. Media conference 13. Cutaway to media 14. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese): Li Mingjian, crocodile hunter: "We are here with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Mr John Lever to look at locations where it (the crocodile) has emerged previously, as well as the tidal changes of the creek. Tonight we will return. Based on this information, we will study its pattern of activity. The first thing to do now is to find the crocodile which we've lost for quite some time now." 15.Cutaway media 16. SOUNDBITE (English): John Lever, crocodile hunter: "I'm very confident that these guys know what they're doing in terms of handling. No problems there at all. All we've got to do is get him close enough to get his hands on the croc and we'll be okay. So that becomes the task. So I think the net arrangement that you saw yesterday is a good one if the croc comes back in this area and there's the guy that can grab hold of it and bring it home." 17. Lever shaking hands with He 18. Photo op with Lever, He and Li STORYLINE: Mainland Chinese experts hoping to catch Hong Kong's elusive stray crocodile searched a polluted creek on Friday where it was last seen, but the wily reptile stayed out of sight. Chinese crocodile hunter He Zhanzhao and colleague Li Mingjian, from Panyu in neighboring Guangdong province, took up the hunt after an Australian expert conceded defeat after two weeks of futile attempts to bag the beast. The 1.2 meter (4-foot) crocodile was nowhere to be seen on Friday as He and Li set out in small boats to survey the murky creek where it was first spotted on 2 November. They were accompanied by Australian crocodile farmer John Lever, who bowed out Thursday after failing to spot the crocodile for four straight nights. Lever briefed the Chinese team on the crocodile's habits and said he wished them well. Lever, from Queensland, Australia, almost got close enough to harpoon the crocodile last week. He learned his techniques from crocodile-worshipping indigenous people in Papua New Guinea and once boasted he would just "walk in and grab" the Hong Kong crocodile. He ended up eating his words when his hunt attracted widespread news coverage but he came away empty-handed. Hong Kong has no native crocodiles and the appearance of this one has been a mystery. The animal has also become a local celebrity after escaping every attempt at capture. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/cadedc11e0c033bfdfacb66e6df07aef Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork