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BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, HONG KUNG .
OPIUM PROCLAMATION.
LEGAL ADVISER'S REPORT.
I forward herewith the above-mentioneä Proclamation for approval and signature of the Commander-in-Chief.
The Opium Proclamation is published in furtherance of the determination of His Majesty's Government that opium smoking shall be totally prohibited in British territories in the Far East.
By the Proclamation the Opium Ordinance, 1932, and the three amending Ordinances and all regulations under them are put in abeyance, and thus the system of Government dealings in prepared opium comes to an end.
Opium in all its forms, including medicinal opium, is brought by the Proclamation within the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1935, and dealings in or possession of opium are subject to the same penalties as those imposed by the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, 1935, in respect of the drugs mentioned in section 3 of that Ordinance.
The provisions of section 21A of the Dangerous Drugs Amendment Ordinance, 1938, relating to heroin divans henceforward apply also to opi divans.
The Proclamation is required in order to carry out the policy of His Lajesty's Government and I certify that it is a proper measure to enact in the Colony.
19th September, 1945.
G.G.S.
Colonel, .., Legal Branch.
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