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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1981
THE AUTHORITY TO SELL DANGEROUS DRUGS IS CONFINED TO CHEMIST SHOPS AND IN THE CASE OF WHOLESALE, TO PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS WITH A REGISTERED PHARMACIST IN THEIR EMPLOY.
ALL PERSONS AUTHORISED TO HANDLE DANGEROUS DRUGS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE RECORDS OF RECEIPT AND DISPOSAL IN A REGISTER AND DEALERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO FURNISH MONTHLY RETURNS TO THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR MONITORING PURPOSES.
THE SECOND CATEGORY OF CONTROLLED DRUGS CONSISTED OF ANTI-BIOTICS, WHICH ARE EFFECTIVE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MANY FORMS OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. HOWEVER, INDISCRIMINATE USE MAY CAUSE CERTAIN DANGERS TO THE HEALTH OF THE PATIENT AND COMMUNITY.
ALL ANTI-BIOTICS ARE CONTROLLED AND CAN BE OBTAINED IN CHEMIST SHOPS ONLY BY DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION. AGAIN, RECORDS MUST BE KEPT BY THE AUTHORISED SELLERS AND PERSONS LICENSED TO SUPPLY ANTI-BIOTICS.
THE THIRD CATEGORY OF CONTROLLED DRUGS CONSISTED OF A WIDE RANGE OF SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE EFFECTIVE FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS TUBERCULOSIS, HYPERTENSION, CANCER, HEART DISEASES, DIABETES, RHEUMATISM ETC.
THESE DRUGS ARE LISTED AS PARTI POISONS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDE THE SO-CALLED +SOFT DRUGS SUCH AS DEPRESSANTS AND TRANQUILLISERS.
THE MAJORITY OF PART I POISONS ARE PRESCRIPTION ONLY+ DRUGS, AND SOME OF THEM, BEING LESS POTENT AND MAINLY USED FOR TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS, SUCH AS COUGH AND COLD, MAY BE SOLD WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A REGISTERED PHARMACIST IN A CHEMIST SHOP.
WORK ON A BETTER STADIUM
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO YUEN LONG STADIUM.
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING WOODEN STAND BY A COVERED PERMANENT STAND WITH SEATS FOR ABOUT 2 000 PEOPLE AND THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE EXISTING UNCOVERED PERMANENT STAND FOR ANOTHER 3 000 SPECTATORS.
THE PRESENT SIX-LANE RUNNING TRACK WILL BE EXTENDED TO AN EIGHT-LANE ALL-WEATHER TRACK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING POPULATION IN YUEN LONG.
STORAGE ROOMS, COMMITTEE ROOMS, CHANGING ROOMS, TOILETS AND A REFRESHMENT KIOSK WILL ALSO BE ADDED.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN NOVEMBER AND BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 1982.
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