TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1989
ANTI-DRUG WEEK IN OCTOBER THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR WAS THE FEATURING A MIXED AND BALANCED PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDED A FAMILY CAMP, EXHIBITIONS AND RUN-THE-STAIRS COMPETITION.
PLEASED BY THE AND CUSTOMS. WITNESSING MORE SERIOUS CASES
ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE. THE CHAIRMAN WAS OUTSTANDING RESULTS ACHIEVED BY THE POLICE SEVERAL RECORD SEIZURES AND MORE PROSECUTIONS OF THAN EVER BEFORE.
A
TOTAL OF 11,560 PERSONS
WERE
DRUG
ALL FOR PROSECUTED OFFENCES IN 1988. A SLIGHT 2.7 PER CENT INCREASE COMPARED WITH 1987.
OF THE PERSONS PROSECUTED, 782 PERSONS WERE UNDER 21 AGE, AGAINST 772 IN 1987.
YEARS OF
THE NUMBER HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 29.3 PER CENT IN
FROM 5,839 ΤΟ 7,547, OF PERSONS PROSECUTED FOR MAJOR DRUG OFFENCES, WHILE PROSECUTIONS FOR MINOR OFFENCES DECREASED FROM 5,413 TO 4,013.
THE INTERNATIONAL
CONCERN
SCENE.
THAT AS TRAFFICKING THIS INCREASE
NARCOTICS
SAID REPORT THE ON
OVER DRUG ABUSE AND INTERNATIONAL
COMBATTING IN INCREASED, HONG KONG'S SUCCESSES CONTINUED TO ATTRACT CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.
DURING THE YEAR. A TOTAL OF 99 FOREIGN VISITORS KONG FOR TRAINING ATTACHMENTS, FAMILARISATION VISITS THE ANTI-NARCOTICS FIELD.
CAME TO HONG AND COURSES IN
CONTRIBUTION OF
IN
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT MADE ITS 14TH ANNUAL $110,000 IN 1988 TO THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR DRUG ABUSE CONTROL SUPPORT OF ITS WORLDWIDE CONTROL MEASURES.
ENHANCED COMPETITION ADDS TO HK'S ATTRACTIVENESS: SES
EXAMPLE IMPLEMENTING A
OPENING UP TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO COMPETITION IS A GOOD OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS BEEN POLICY THAT LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR HONG KONG'S CONTINUED SUCCESS.
SAID THIS
THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY OF HONG KONG.
CLUB
OF A SECOND MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE DECISION IN FAVOUR
CABLE TELEVISION AND NON-FRANCHISED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR
A QUIET LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WAS THE
WHICH HAD BEEN REVOLUTION IN THE HONG KONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCENE TAKING PLACE SINCE THE EARLY 1980'S.
/"THE SECOND