No, i was referring to the hand luggage. The X-ray scanners at
Changi Airport are not used to scan the hand luggage of passengers
coming into Singapore. They are only used to scan the hand luggage
of departing passengers.
As i said, Singapore customs did not check my hand luggage at all
when i returned from Hongkong.
The turtle species i was referring to is the pig nosed turtle. It
was recently listed under CITES II, hence its sale is restricted in
Singapore. You need a licence to sell it here, but there are no
restrictions on private ownership. It is classified as being
'Threatened', not 'Endangered'.
In Hongkong, the pignose is freely available for sale... in fact,
many of them are kept in rather atrocious conditions in the fish
shops. Some shops prepack them in small plastic bags and leave them
under the sun. I'm sure many will perish if they are not sold
quickly. I'll be doing the species a favour by buying it, bringing
it home and providing it with a much better living
environment.
And no, this cannot be 'another failed attempt by me' at
smuggling... cos i have never attempted smuggling before. 
Anyway i only want one for my fish tank, am not interested in
becoming an importer for turtles... i got my own job to do.
