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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1989

U.S. HONOURS HK DRUG FIGHTER

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HAS

(DEA) ADMINISTRATION THE UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT

OF A HONG KONG SENIOR PRAISED THE PROFESSIONALISM AND GOOD WORK

LAST CUSTOMS INSPECTOR IN A JOINT HONG KONG/U.S. OPERATION IN OCTOBER YEAR.

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE IN A CEREMONY HELD TODAY (FRIDAY) AT

KONG. MR DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS, THE DEA'S SPECIAL AGENT IN HONG JAMES HARRIS, PRESENTED A PLAQUE TO SENIOR INSPECTOR CHU KOK-PANG RECOGNITION OF HIS GOOD WORK AND ASSISTANCE IN THE OPERATION.

THE OPERATION RESULTED IN THE CONVICTION OF THREE MEN SEIZURE OF 14.8 KILOGRAMS OF NO. 4 HEROIN IN HONG KONG AND THE DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ESTIMATED STREET VALUE OF THE WAS AROUND US$22.7 MILLION.

IN

AND THE UNITED STATES

MR CHU FLEW TO NEW YORK IN JANUARY TO TESTIFY IN COURT. MR HARRIS SAID INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION WAS IMPORTANT IN FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE.

THE

DEA AND THE HE ADDED THAT THE CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE

THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BRANCH, HONG KONG CUSTOMS, IN PARTICULAR

TO THE SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS HAD LED

CASES IN THE

AND THE SEIZURE UNITED FOUR DRUG

STATES KILOGRAMS OF NO. 4 HEROIN IN BOTH PLACES.

OF OF 24.3

THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY.

MR K.S. TONG,

HA

CALL FOR SUPPORT IN ANTI-MOSQUITO DRIVE

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BRANCH 19 THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES

IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE APPEALING TO THE PUBLIC FOR SUPPORT

AT ELIMINATING TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-MOSQUITO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AIMED THE MOSQUITO NUISANCE NORMALLY EXPERIENCED IN LATE SUMMER.

WAS LAUNCHED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN YEAR, AND THE SECOND PHASE TO REINFORCE THE CAMPAIGN WILL MONTH.

APRIL THIS BEGIN NEXT

COUNCILS HAVE AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE URBAN AND REGIONAL

MOSQUITO PREVENTION FOR PRODUCED A LEAFLET GIVING THE GUIDELINES ON DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO CONSTRUCTION SITE OPERATORS.

/EMPHASISING THE