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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1984

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KOREANS COMING FOR CUSTOMS TALKS

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A DELEGATION FROM THE KOREAN CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK TO ATTEND A WEEK-LONG COOPERATION CONFERENCE WITH THE HONG KONG CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.

THE CONFERENCE, STARTING ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25), IS THE FIFTH CUSTOMS COOPERATION CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO TERRITORIES.

DELEGATES WILL DISCUSS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CHANGES IN THE ORGANISATION OF THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS, TRENDS IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING, SMUGGLING IN GENERAL, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND CUSTOMS CONTROLS ON POSTAL PACKAGES. THE TRAINING LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS WILL ALSO BE REVIEWED.

THE KOREAN CUSTOMS DELEGATION, LED BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR Y. C. CHANG, WILL ALSO VISIT VARIOUS CUSTOMS OFFICES, INCLUDING

Y.C. THE MAN KAM TO STATION, LO WU RAILWAY STATION AND THE HARBOUR COMMAND OFF ICE. THEY WILL ALSO VISIT A TOBACCO FACTORY TO SEE THE DUTY COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR KEITH BROADBRIDGE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIFTH HONG KONG/KOREAN CUSTOMS COOPERATION CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25) AT 10.15 AM AT THE SERVICE'S CONFERENCE ROOM, 10TH FLOOR, RUMSEY STREET MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, HONG KONG.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. TV AND RADIO CREW SHOULD SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT BY 10 AM.

VISITING LAWYERS SEE CORRECTIONAL WORK

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THE VISITING GROUP OF OVERSEAS LAWYERS TODAY (FRIDAY) CONTINUED THE SECOND DAY OF THEIR STUDY TOUR BY LOOKING AT THE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES ADMINISTERED BY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON HEI LING CHAU.

LED BY MR PREBEN AAKESSON, CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW AND DRUGS OF THE LAW ASSOCIATION FOR ASIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC, THE VISITORS FIRST MET THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.

FOLLOWING A BRIEFING BY MR GARNER ON THE SERVICES' TREATMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE REHABILITATION OF DRUG DEPENDENTS, THE VISITORS WENT TO THE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES ON HEI LING CHAU.

THEY TOURED VARIOUS FACILITIES AND SAW THE DRUG DEPENDENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT THERE.

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