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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1987
SCHOOL TALKS
CONTINUED TO BE THE MAIN THRUST OF ACAN'S PREVENTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMME. DURING THE YEAR, THE NARCOTICS DIVISION SCHOOL TALKS TEAM DELIVERED 113 TALKS TO SOME 45,000 SECONDARY STUDENTS IN 85 SCHOOLS.
JUNIOR
IN ADDITION, THE TRIAL SCHEME LAUNCHED IN 1985 ALERTING MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES (MACS) OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE AND OF THE NEED FOR GREATER PARENTAL CARE OF CHILDREN WAS REINFORCED IN 1986.
"THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE OF PARENTS IN PROVIDING A DEFENCE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AGAINST THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE WAS EMPHASISED DURING THE YEAR IN VARIOUS ANTI-NARCOTICS FUNCTIONS," THE CHAIRMAN SAID.
DRUING 1986, A TOTAL OF 12.494 PERSONS WERE PROSECUTED FOR DANGEROUS DRUG OFFENCES, A SLIGHT 0.5 PER CENT INCREASE COMPARED WITH 1985, REFLECTING THE INTENSIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE POLICE AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.
OF THE PERSONS PROSECUTED, 1,035 PERSONS WERE UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE, COMPARED WITH 1,191 IN 1985.
UNRELENTING VIGILANCE
THE REPORT ALSO NOTED THAT, DUE TO THE OF THE POLICE AND CUSTOMS, DRUG SEIZURE IN 1986 AMOUNTED TO 770 KILOGRAMS, MAINLY HEROIN. DURING THE YEAR, 22 MAJOR SMUGGLING RINGS AND NINE HEROIN MANUFACTURING CENTRES WERE NEUTRALISED.
1N 1986, A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS IN THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE WERE REVIEWED. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR "ATTACKING" THE ASSETS OF DRUG TRAFFICKERS WERE CONSIDERED DURING THAT YEAR.
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, PROFESSOR CHOA SAID THAT CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND WITH THE SPECIALISED AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
KONG
DURING 1986, A TOTAL OF 182 FOREIGN VISITORS CAME TO HONG FOR TRAINING ATTACHMENT, FAMILIARISATION VISITS AND COURSES IN THE ANTI-NARCOTICS FIELD. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT MADE ITS TWELFTH ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF $100,000 TO THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR DRUG ABUSE CONTROL IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORLDWIDE CONTROL MEASURES.
THE 126-PAGE REPORT GIVES A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGING CHARACTERISTICS OF HONG KONG'S NARCOTICS SCENE DURING THE YEAR.
SAID
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THE REPORT IS AN INFORMATIVE DOCUMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF NARCOTICS ADDICTION IN HONG KONG AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO COMBAT IT.
THE REPORT