Morphine
Possession for traffic-
king
Barbitone
10 -
No. of Offences
Case Pending
at start of year
convic-dischar
Torsons
Persons Persons
Prosec-
uted
ted
ged or Nolle
Troseque
Pending Trial
6
6
6
Total
6
6
6
Possession for traffic-
king
9
8
8
11
3
Possession of barbitone
99
12
92
89
3
Smoking/Consuming
20
18
17
1
Total
128
20
118
117
7
Cannabis
Possession for traffic-
king
5
5
5
1
Possession of cannabis
10
1
10
8
2
Total
15
1
15
13
2
Other Offences Total
30
1
23
21
2
Grand Total
20886
479
19939
19192
424
(c) See Appendix I which gives case summaries including actual
penalties imposed.
330
(a) During 1973 the Seamen's Recruiting Office held disciplinary
enquiries in respect of five Hong Kong seamen convicted of drug offences overseas including Australia and Japan. disciplinary action was taken in four cases, the other received a three months suspension.
No