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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1974
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DRUG OFFENDERS NOT RUN THE RIS" OU SPENDING THE REST OF THEIR LIVES IN PRISON AND PAYLIG FILES OF UP TO $5 MILLION, UNDER THE DANCEROUS DRUGS' CAÑERMENT), ILL WHICH UAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WITH SEVERAL AHCID:ENTS.
THE AMENDMENTS WERE HOVED BY THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND INVOLVED RAISING THE MAXIMUM FINE FROM $100,000 TO $5 MILLION FOR SERIOUS DRUG OFFENCES, INCLUDING TRAFFICKING, MANUFACTURING, POSSESSION OF DRUGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING, KEEPING A DIVAN, AND WILFULLY PERMITTING A PREMISES TO BE USED AS A DIVAN, OR FOR THE UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF DANGEROUS DRUGS.
IN MOVING THE AMENDMENTS, THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG SAID THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS WELCOMED THE GOVERNMENT'S INITIATIVE IN INTRODUCING THE BILL BUT THEY FELT THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINES TO $1 MILLION +IS NOT QUITE ENOUGH.+
+IT IS THE EARNEST HOPE OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE AMENDMENTS WILL BE INTERPRETED TO HEAN, AS IS CUR LITENTION, THAT VE TAKE A GRAVER VIEU OF THE C?FEMĖS MAN KITUINTO,A HE SAID.
IN THE NARCOTICS T:ADE, 5 BILLION WAS NOT AM INCDINATELY LARGE AMOUNT OF HONDY, HE SAID POINTING GUT THAT THE SEVERITY OF FINE WAS NOT ALTOÇEMER VITUOUT PRECEDENT AS EVASION OF INCOME TAX IN ENCLAND COULD CAU A TEUALTY OF TREE TIMES THE TOTAL TAX PAYABLE. AT MY DATA, TALPIC.LEIG 1.1 DANGEROUS DRUGS WAS, BY COMMON CONSENT, RATHER NOLE KELIOUS THAN EVADING TAX.
IR. CHEUNG EXPRESSED THE LOPE SIAT IF ANY FINE LAPOSED WAS NOT PAID, THE COVERINE.IT VOULD HOT I ESITATE TO INVOKE THE LAU OF DAIKRUPTCY AND HAKE USE OF THE PC JERS THERE CONFERRED, COTH TO ODTAIN A RECEIVING ONDER AKO TO CUESTION THE CONVICTĽO BANKRUPT AID AY PERSON WHOM THE COLAT MY DIEU CAPABLE OF GIVING INFORMATION CONDERUNS TE BAKAUPT, HIS DEALINGS OR PROPERTY.
AS FAR AS HE WAS AWARE. A PERSON CONVICTED AND MADE BANKRUPT WAS COUND TO ANSWER ALL'QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HIS DEALINGS AND PROPENTY, AND HAY NOT REFUSE TO ANSWER A QUESTION ON THE GROUND THAT THE ANSWER MAY TEND TO INCRIMINATE HLI,
HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE LAU AS IT NOW STANDS MIGHT NOT PERMIT THE KIND OF QUESTIONING HE HAD IN HIND -- INTERROGATION WITH THE ONE BEING QUESTIONED COMPELLED TO GIVE ANQUERS AS TO HIS DEALINGS AND ASSOCIATES, SO AS TO DISCOVER HIS CONFEDERATES AND HIS AND THEIR DEALI IGS IN CAIREROUS LZUGS.
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