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He noted that the Hong Kong Government had taken steps to comply with the requirements of the international conventions.
"We are among the top 10 traders in the world. About half of the 22 precursor chemicals controlled by the 1988 Vienna Convention are traded regularly through Hong Kong," he said.
A new law on this subject, the Control of Chemicals Ordinance, came into operation at the beginning of this month.
"It gives us what I hope will prove to be a practical and effective way of monitoring trade in these chemicals, in line with the requirements of the 1988 Convention," he remarked.
The seminar, sponsored by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme and held in Hong Kong from January 22 to 26, is attended by 35 participants from 22 countries and territories in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Topics covered in the seminar include the operation of the international drug control system, the role of the international drug control bodies and the reporting obligations in relation to the estimates system for narcotic drugs requirements and the statistical returns systems for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
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Lord Wilson visits proposed Kam Tin heritage trail
Former Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Wilson, and Lady Wilson visited the proposed Kam Tin heritage trail in Yuen Long this (Monday) afternoon.
This followed a lunch and briefing about the work of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust which was hosted by Mr Alexander Au, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust, at the headquarters of Hang Seng Bank in Central, for the Wilsons, members of the trust's Board and its council and major donors to the trust.
During the lunchtime briefing, Lord Wilson heard about the activities of the trust in the field of heritage preservation and promotion since it was established in 1992.