MONDAY, OCTOBER 27,
1986
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INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN DRUG FIGHT STRESSED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, TODAY (MONDAY) STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AT AN INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION WORKSHOP.
ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION OF ASIA PACIFIC (ESCAP) REGIONAL WORKSHOP OF THE CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION COUNCIL ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE, MR WILLIAMSON SAID: THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS WORKSHOP IS TO ESTABLISH AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF CUSTOMS CO-ORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION CONCERNING DRUG TRAFFICKING WITHIN THE ESCAP REGION.
+WE ALL REALISE THAT THIS TASK IS NOT AN EASY ONE TO ACCOMPLISH. HOWEVER, WITH THE EXPERTISE YOU POSSESS, I AM CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION WHICH WILL BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE REGION BUT ALSO THOSE AROUND THE GLOBE.
+THIS REGIONAL WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATES ONCE AGAIN OUR DETERMINATION TO CURB THE VILLAINOUS DRUG TRADE WHICH CAN HAVE SUCH DISASTROUS EFFECTS ON THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF OUR SOCIETIES, HE SAID.
THE WORKSHOP, ORGANISED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG, WAS ATTENDED BY DELEGATES FROM 15 MEMBER COUNTRIES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANISATION.
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CONTRACT LET FOR ROUTE 5 TUNNEL VENTILATION FANS
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THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $15.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR VENTILATION FANS FOR THE ROUTE 5 TUNNELS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE TUNNELS, PART OF THE SHA TIN - TSUEN WAN HIGHWAY, WILL HAVE A NEW LONGITUDINAL VENTILATION SYSTEM, BY WHICH JET FANS WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE TUNNEL CROWN.
A TOTAL OF 80 OF THESE ONE-METRE DIAMETER FANS WILL BE INSTALLED IN PAIRS ALONG THE 2.5-KILOMETRE TWIN TUBES.
ALSO PROVIDED IN THE SYSTEM ARE EIGHT JET FANS TO BE INSTALLED
IN TWO EXHAUST VENTILATION SHAFTS NEAR LOWER SHING MUN VALLEY.
OTHER EXISTING TUNNELS IN HONG KONG HAVE A TRANSVERSE SYSTEM IN WHICH AIR DUCTS ARE REQUIRED.
/A $452 MILLION