MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1977
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UN HOLDS ANTI-NARCOTICS COURSE IN HONG KONG
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR. BILL DORWARD, TODAY REITERATED THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A TWO-WEEK UNITED NATION'S COURSE, HE TOLD REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT, +WE EACH HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE AND WORK. BUT WE CANNOT HOPE TO COPE WITH THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ON OUR OWN.+
HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE OF GLOBAL PROPORTIONS AND THAT THEY COULD NOT BE DEALT WITH EFFECTIVELY WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL LIAISON CO-OPEATION.
MR. DORWARD POINTED OUT THAT SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CO-ORDINATING THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE IS THE UN DIVISION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS WHICH HAS ORGANISED SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN RECENT YEARS.
THE AIM OF THIS LATEST COURSE, WHICH IS ONLY THE SECOND TO BE HELD IN ASIA, IS TO PROMOTE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF THE WORLD'S DRUG PROBLEMS AND THE WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM.
THE COURSE IS BEING ATTENDED BY 23 POLICE AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS FROM 10 COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. IT IS BEING HELD AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
DURING THE COURSE, WHICH LASTS FROM NOVEMBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 18, THERE WILL BE LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS ON ANTI-SMUGGLING METHODS, TECHNIQUES OF INVESTIGATION, UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS AND THE USE OF DRUG-SNIFFING DOGS.
THOSE TAKING PART WILL ALSO VISIT THE POLICE FORENSIC LABORATORY AND A DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE. THEY WILL ALSO BE SHOWN HOW TO ORGANISE SIMILAR COURSES AND LECTURES IN THE IR OWN COUNTRIES.
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