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SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1990

IN

ARTS,

"ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO ENCOURAGE, ASSIST AND PROMOTE THE ARTS ALL ITS FORMS, INCLUDING NOT JUST PERFORMING ARTS, BUT FESTIVAL CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE ETC.

"THE FBSA WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING HONG MORE PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP,

KONG LAUNCH A MRS LAU SAID.

FUNDING ROLE

MATCH-MAKING

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD ADOPTED THE CENTRAL FOR THE ARTS OWING TO THEIR COMPARATIVELY RECENT DEVELOPMENT, MRS SAID,

ADDING THAT IT

AN PLAYED

INCREASINGLY FACILITATING ROLE.

AS THE NEXT STEP OF IMPROVING

THE

LAU

AND

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS

BUSINESS AND THE ARTS GROUPS, MRS LAU SAID A SPONSORSHIPS WOULD TAKE PLACE IN SEPTEMBER.

TRAVELLERS WARNED NOT TO BE USED BY DRUG TRAFFICKERS

BEING USED BY DRUG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WARNED AGAINST TRAFFICKERS TO ACT AS DRUG COURIERS WHEN TRAVELLING ABROAD.

THE WARNING WAS ISSUED TODAY

DAVID

BY (SATURDAY) AMIDST WEEKS,

THE CURRENT SCHOOL FOR NARCOTICS, MR HOLIDAY, A FAVOURITE TRAVELLING SEASON FOR MANY PEOPLE.

THE COMMISSIONER

SUMMER

OF DRUG

"NAIVE TRAVELLERS ARE ALWAYS LIKELY TO BE THE TARGETS SYNDICATES, HE SAID.

T

A FRW THOUSAND DOLLARS

"THE REWARD OFTEN IS SMALL PERHAPS AND A FREE AIR TICKET, BUT THE PRICE WHEN CAUGHT CAN BE VERY HIGH.

"THE

FOR PENALTY DEATH

IS MANDATORY COUNTRIES, AND PRISON SENTENCES OF UP TO 25 YEARS MR WEEKS ADDED.

IN SOME TRAFFICKING

ARE ALSO COMMON,

r

DRUG ABUSE YEARS HAD LED TO TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR DRUG

THE COMMISSIONER NOTED THAT WORLDWIDE CONCERN over AND ENHANCED INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN RECENT MORE STRINGENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFENCES IN MOST COUNTRIES,

AND

WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BERN A TOTAL OF 473 HONG KONG RESIDENTS DETAINED IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES FOR DRUG OFFENCES BETWEEN 1980 AND 1989.

THE COMMISSIONER GAVE THE FOLLOWING ADVICE:

* DON'T CARRY PACKAGES OR BAGGAGE FOR ANYONE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY

SURE THEY CONTAIN

ITEMS.

NO

ILLICIT

DRUGS OR OTHER

/*

NEVER AGREE

PROHIBITED