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The Committee discussed both these suggestions at length,
definite but did not arrive at any/conclusion.
The British Delegation described a measure which had
proved to be very useful in assisting the suppression of
the operations of illicit opium traders in the Far East.
It has been made an offence in Hong-Kong for any person
within the jurisdiction of the Government to take part
by his agents, correspondents, etc., in any illicit opium
transactions in places outside their jurisdiction or without
the the licence of Government to take part in any opium
transactions whatever, whether within or without its
jurisdiction.
The Japanese representative stated that
the penal law of Japan contains a similar provision, but
most of the other Powers have not yot provisions to the
The Committee desires, however,
same effuct in their laws.
to bring this point to the
attention of the Conference.
The delegations of India, Portugal and Sian were
consulted on the questions in with their governments were
especially interested.
Chairman of the Comittee
of the First Conference.
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