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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1986
WARNING AGAINST BRINGING IN MEDICINES
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RESIDENTS RETURNING FROM CHINA WERE REMINDED TODAY (SUNDAY) NOT TO BRING IN PHARMACY OR ANTIBIOTICS OTHER THAN THOSE MEDICINES REQUIRED FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT.
CUSTOMS DIVISIONAL COMMANDER OF THE BORDER CONTROLS, MR EDDIE LAM, SAID IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF THE DRUGS ARE SUBJECT TO STRICT CONTROLS UNDER THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE ANTIBIOTICS ORDINANCE.
+ANY PERSON, IF CONVICTED FOR POSSESSION OF PART 1 POISONS, WILL BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10 000 AND IMPRISONMENT OF 12 MONTHS.
+A FINE OF UP TO $10 000 WILL BE IMPOSED ON THOSE CONVICTED OF POSSESSING ANTIBIOTICS,+ MR LAM SAID,
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE MOST COMMON PHARMACY AND POISONS BEING BROUGHT INTO HONG KONG ARE UNGUENTUM FLUOCINOLONI ACETONIDI ACETIS, INJECTIO ANALGINI, INJECTIO ANTONDINI AND TABELLAE DIAZEPAM.
THE COMMON ANTIBIOTICS ARE OCULENTUM CHLORETRACYCLIN, CAPSULAE OXYTETRACYCLINE, TABELLAE ERYTHROMYCLINI, INJECTIO BENZYLPENICILLIUM KALIUM, OCUSTILLA CHORAMPHENICOLI, TABELLAE TETRACYCLINI, INJECTIO GENTAMYCINI SULFATIS.
+CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT VARIOUS BORDER CONTROL POINTS WILL STEP UP CONTROL MEASURES TO CHECK ON TRAVELLERS DURING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD.+
+ IT IS IMPORTANT THAT RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BREAK THE LAW AND REFRAIN FROM BRINGING IN THE DRUGS,+ MR LAM SAID.
DURING 1985, A TOTAL OF 79 RESIDENTS RETURNING FROM CHINA WERE PROSECUTED UNDER THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE AND 26 UNDER THE ANTIBIOTICS ORDINANCE.
MR LAM ALSO WARNED THAT IT WAS ALSO AN OFFENCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO BRING IN +ENDANGERED SPECIES+ SUCH AS PANGOLIN, OWL, TURTLE, CROCODILE AND PYTHON.
+AS FOR IMPORTATION OF CATS, DOGS, FIRE CRACKERS AND FIREWORKS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE UNLESS ARRANGEMENT IS MADE FOR A PERMIT FROM THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS.+
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