SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1975
MUSEUM EXHIBITS REFLECT 60 YEARS OF PREVENTIVE SERVICE WORK
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THE MUSEUM OF THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG NOT ONLY SERVES AS A VISUAL AID CENTRE FOR ITS TRAINEES, BUT ALSO AS A REFERENCE CENTRE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC..
SINCE ITS OPENING LAST JUNE, MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE MUSEUM. OVER 75% OF THEM WERE STUDENTS WHILE THE REMAINDER COMPRISED CUSTOMS OFFICIALS AND OFFICERS OF OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, CIVIL SERVANTS, WELFARE WORKERS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ALSO REGULAR VISITORS.
MR. HO PUI-YIU, THE COMMANDANT OF THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL SAID, THE MUSEUM OCCUPIES AN AREA OF SOME 2,400 SQUARE FEET, IT CONTAINS MORE THAN 1,000 EXHIBITS REFLECTING THE WORK OF PREVENTIVE SERVICE OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS. THE EXHIBITS INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS SAMPLES OF NARCOTICS AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS, ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS, TOBACCO AND HYDROCARBON OIL PRODUCTS.+
ONE WILL BE AMAZED BY THE WIDE VARIETY OF INGENIOUS DEVICES USED BY SMUGGLERS FOR CARRYING DRUGS, GOLD AND OTHER CONTRABAND. WAIST COATS AND SUITCASES ARE MADE WITH DOUBLE LINING; AND HOLLOW COMPARTMENTS ARE MADE INSIDE TRAYS, THICK BOOKS, TEAK WOOD PLANKS AND WOODEN STOOLS IN ORDER THAT PACKETS OF HEROÍN, OPIUM AND OTHER CONTRABAND CAN BE CONCEALED.
THE MUSEUM ALSO SHOWS HOW LONRY FUEL TANKS, REFUSE BINS
AND LIFE-DOATS ARE MADE USE OF BY SMUGGLERS.
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SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PURE HEROIN AND PREPARED OPIUM SEIZED IN ILLICIT LADORATORIES DEMONSTRATE THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING MORPHINE BLOCKS TO HEROIN AND RAW OPIUM TO PREPARED OPIUM.
IN HONG KONG, THE IMPORT, EXPORT, MANUFACTURE, SALE AND STORAGE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS ARE CONTROLLED AND REGULATED DY THE PREVENTIVE SERVICE. ILLICIT STILLS ARE FREQUENTLY FOUND AND THE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS CONFISCATED. LARGE METAL TANKS AND SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT FOR DISTILLING LIQUORS ARE OFTEN FOUND IN THE MOST UNLIKELY SURROUNDINGS AS FOR INSTANCE, IN A SHABBY WOODEN HUT.
THREE TYPES OF STILLS ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSEUM. THEY ARE THE +POT*, SATELLITE AND CHIU CHOW TYPES OF STILLS. THEY RANGE FROM AN OLD TYPE OF APPARATUS TO THE MORE RECENT GALVANISED IRON AND STAINLESS STEEL. UNITS, OFTEN COSTING $3,000 OR MORE TO BUILD. DETAILED DIAGRAMS AND PICTURES ARE ALSO USED TO HELP EXPLAIN THE COMPLICATED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.
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