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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1977
UNDE
CONTROLS AGAINST UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERT ADEQUATE
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THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED CONTROLS PROVIDED BY THE UNDESIRABLE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS ORDINANCE WERE ADEQUATE, ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON. JOHN HOBLEY, SAID TODAY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
IN HIS REPLY TO THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING'S QUESTION ABOUT ADVERTISEMENTS FOR VARIOUS AILMENTS IN THE CHINESE PRESS, MR. HOBLEY ADDED THAT AS TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW WAS CONCERNED, THE POLICE ACT ONLY ON COMPLAINT FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE POLICE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO EXAMINE ALL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS, HE SAID.
FISHING BOAT INCIDENT REPORTED TO FOREIGN AND
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE *****
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SUBMITTED A FULL REPORT ON THE RECENT FISHING BOAT INCIDENT IN THE GULF OF TONKIN TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE FOR ITS CONSIDERATION, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS SAID TODAY IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
REPLYING TO DR. THE HON. HENRY HU'S QUESTION, SIR DENYS ADDED: +AS FAR AS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH, A DUAL REGISTERED TRAWLER, M66294Y, USUALLY BASED AT ABERDEEN, WAS ON A FISHING EXPEDITION IN THE GULF OF TONKIN AT THE END OF MAY.
+WHILE THE VESSEL WAS AT ANCHOR, PROBABLY WITHIN VIETNAMESE TERRITORIAL WATERS AND IN WHAT THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES APPARENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE A CLOSED AREA, IT WAS CHALLENGED BY A VIETNAMESE PATROL BOAT AND ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE, WHEREUPON THE VIETNAMESE BOAT OPENED FIRE,+ SIR DENYS SAID.
UNHAPPILY, HE CONTINUED, CHAN MUI, THE MASTER AND OWNER OF THE TRAWLER, WAS HIT AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED NO ONE ELSE ON BOARD WAS
INJURED.
+ALTHOUGH THE DEAD MAN HELD A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD, IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER HE WAS A BRITISH SUBJECT. THE TRAWLER WAS ESCORTED TO A NEARBY ISLAND WHERE IT WAS DETAINED FOR ABOUT 30 HOURS BEFORE BEING RELEASED AND RETURNING TO HONG KONG, SIR DENYS ADDED,
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