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STIFF PTH STIES FOR DRUG OFFELVINS

NEW BILLS PROPOSE $1 BILLION FIRES AND CANING

MAXIMUM FHIPS OF $1 MILLION FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND CORPORAL POLUSIAIT PUÒ THILE CONVICTED OF DRUG OPYLIIGES COMMITTED FOR PROFIT, THESE ARE THE PROPOSALS IN DRAFT LEGISLATION PULLISED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZZFIE TODAY.

THE LAICLATIJN, THE DANGEROUS DRUGS CANIMENT) BILL 1974 AND THE COMPORAL PUNISHMENT CAMENDMENT) DILL 1974, RESULT FROM THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER 'THE PROLLEY OF DANGEROUS DRUGS IN HONG KONG' N LARCH THIS YEAR.

IT INCLUDES A AVENOMENT TO CLOSE A PRESENT LOOPHOLE IN LEGISLATION CONCLAMING THE PREPARATION OF DA... BRUS DIUQs. IT CREATES THE MALACE OF OPPEILIG TO DJ, OR DOING Auf AUT IN PREPARATION TO THE LALJFACTONE OF A DANGELUS DRUG.

ALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO COMBAT THE ILLICIT DRUG TRADE IN HONG KONG IVE THE SUPPORT OF THE ACTIO.1 COMMITTLE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ANALTY.

CCHAPTUS PROPOSED ACDIDIENTS TO THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE

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IN SECTION 4. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING IN A DANGEROUS DRUG IS RAISED ON INDICTRAIT FROM LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND $100,000 TO LIFE TIPICOMMENT AND $1 MILLION, AND ON SUMMARY CONVICTION FROM THREE YEARS AND $50,000 TO TIREE YEARS AND $500,CLO.

THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR MANUFACTURING A DANGEROUS DRUG IN SECTION 6 15 TICHEASED FRON LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND $130,000 TO LIFE IMAH SONMENT AND $1 MILLION. ALL CASES ARE TRIED ON TADICHIENT.

THE MAXIMUM PEMUTIES IN SECTION 7, POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS DRUG FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING, ARE RAISED ON INDICTANT FROM LIFE IMPRISOMENT AND $100,000 TO LIFE IMPRISO........CGT AID $1 MILLION, AND ON SUMMARY CONVICTION FROM THREE YEARS AND $50,000 TO THIZE YEARS AND $500,000.

THE MAXICUM PENALTIES IN SECTION 35 FOR KEEPING A DIVAN ARE RAISED FLOW 15 YEARS AND $193,000 O: INDICTIENT TO

15 YEARS AND $1 MILLION, AND ON SOMARY CONVICTION FROM THREE YEARS AND $10,000 TO THREE YEARS AND $509,039.

IN SECTION 37, VILFULLY PERMITTING A PREDISES TO BE USED AS A DIVAN, OR FOR UNLAWFUL TRAFFICKING IN, OR FOR THE UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF A DANCERCUS DRUG, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY ON INDICTMENT IS INCHLMASED FROM 10 YEARS AND $50,000 TO 15 YEARS AND $1 MILLION, AND ON SUMMARY CONVICTION FROM THM.: YEANS AND $10,000 TO TIZE YUANS AID 950.7,0.3.

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