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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1993
HK AND MALAYSIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING
THE HONG KONG AND MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENTS TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN CO-OPERATION IN THE SUPPRESSION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.
THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF MALAYSIA, Y BHG TAN SRI ABU TALIB BIN OTHMAN, AT A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD AT THE NARCOTICS DIVISION.
"THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE RELATING TRACING, FREEZING, SEIZURE AND CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS TRAFFICKING. IT IS VALID FOR THREE YEARS, EXTENDABLE THEREAFTER BY MUTUAL CONSENT,' A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS SAID,
TO THE OF DRUG ANNUALLY DIVISION
AGREEMENT,
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE CONFISCATION ORDERS MADE BY THE COURTS IN THE TWO JURISDICTIONS WOULD BE ENFORCEABLE IN EACH OTHER'S TERRITORY ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS.
BESIDES MALAYSIA, HONG KONG HAS CONCLUDED BILATERAL AGREEMENTS · AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH CANADA, THE USA, AUSTRALIA, THE UK (ENGLAND AND WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND, GUERNSEY, JERSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN) AND GIBRALTAR.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TTRA TO BE SET UP
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AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE SET UP TO ADVISE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON MEASURES TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE OVERALL REVIEW OF THE TARGETS AND TARGET-RELATED ASSESSMENT (TTRA) SCHEME.
IT WILL ALSO ADVISE ON ACTION TO IMPROVE THE TTRA FRAMEWORK AND A REALISTIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THE COMMITTEE COMPRISES SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, PARENT'S, TEACHER EDUCATORS AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID: "APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO START WORK NEXT MONTH AND TO SUBMIT A REPORT WITHIN SIX MONTHS."
MR WONG SAID HE HAD INDICATED PUBLICLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT "AN OPEN AND FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE WOULD BE ADOPTED WITH REGARD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TTRA SCHEME",
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