CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905 — Page 14

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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A Japanese broadcast reveals that the enemy is carrying the traffic to Hong Kong. Tokio radio stated yesterday that "Opium has been permitted in Hong Kong by law since January 23rd." The announcment goes on to pretend that "a small portion of thẻ drug will be is sued by the authorities periodically to opium addicts,

71 but all who have watched Japanese Special Service Officers in China spread the use of the drug to their own profit and the demoralisation of the people will not fail to recognise the unpleasant potentialities of this legalisation.

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