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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1982
CIUM FOUND IN CONTAINER SHIP
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CUSTOMS CFFICERS AT KAAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINAL YESTERDAY (~EDNESDAY) SEIZED 38.5 KILOGRAMS OF RAW OPIUM FOUND CONCEALED IN AN EMPTY CABIN ON THE CONTAINER VESSEL ELIZABETH MAERSK+.
THE SHIP HAD ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AFTER CALLING AT KARACHI, BOMBAY, PENANG AND SINGAPORE, AND THE DRUGS WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE CRIGINATED FROM KARACHI.
THE VESSEL WAS DETAINED FOR 12 HOURS FOR AN INTENSIVE SEARCH AND FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIONS.
NINE FILIPINO CREW MEMBERS, WHO WERE DETAINED FOR ENQUIRIES WERE LATER RELEASED. NO ARRESTS HAVE SO FAR BEEN MADE. THE MARKÉT RETAIL VALUE OF THE DRUGS IS HK$1.3 MILLION.
THIS IS THE FOURTH DRUG SEIZURE MADE BY HONG KONG'S CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE FROM CONTAINER VESSELS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
YAU MA TEI DB MEETING ****
THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD ITS THIRD MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 3.30 PM AT THE YAU MA TEI CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE EXTENSION OF PARKING METER OPERATION TO SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN TSIM SHA TSUI OR YAU MA TEI TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT FOR THE GASCOIGNE ROAD AND WYLIE ROAD JUNCTION AND THE RE-OPENING OF THE SIDE-STREET JUNCTIONS ALONG SHANGHAI STREET WHICH HAVE BEEN CLOSED DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
THE BOAS WILL ALSO DISCUSS PROPOSALS FOR AN INTER-DISTRICT COMPETITION BETWEEN YAU MA TEI AND MONG KOK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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YOUR INVITED TO COVER THE THIRD MEETING OF THE YAU TEL DISTRICT BOARD AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY). MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ART AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YAU MA TEI CITY
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