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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1990

THREE COMMONLY ABUSED TRANQUILLISERS LISTED AS DANGEROUS DRUGS

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AS

THREE COMMONLY ABUSED DANGEROUS

DRUGS, IT WAS

ΤΟ TIGHTER CONTROLS ARE TO BE APPLIED

THEM BY CLASSIFYING GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

TRANQUILLISERS

FLUNITRAZEPAM AND

TRIAZOLAN.

THE THREE DRUGS ARE BROTIZOLAM, BELONGING TO THE BENZODIAZEPINE GROUP OF TRANQUILLISERS, THEY ARE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN BY THE TRADE-NAMES: LENDORMIN, ROHYPNOL AND HALCION.

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THESE DRUGS ARE TO BE ADDED TO PART I OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE

THEM TO THE SAME THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE, THEREBY SUBJECTING

SUCH AB HEROIN, STRINGENT CONTROLS AS OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS

OPIUM, COCAINE, AMPHETAMINES AND CANNABIS.

ON THE A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE ACTION WAS BEING TAKEN

BOARD AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE ADVICE OF THE PHARMACY AND POISONS AGAINST NARCOTICS IN WAKE OF RECENT DRUG ABUSE TRENDS.

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BE KEPT ON THE THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT A CLOSE WATCH WOULD SITUATION, AND IF IT BECAME APPARENT THAT OTHER DRUGS WERE SUBJECT ABUSE, THEY COULD ALSO BE CLASSIFIED AS DANGEROUS DRUGS.

ANYONE FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFICKING IN DANGEROUS DRUGS MAXIMUM PENALTY OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF $5 MILLION.

FACES

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SMALL QUANTITIES OF IMPRISONMENT AND A SUPPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

PEOPLE WHO ARE FOUND IN POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS ARE ALSO LIABLE TO THREE YEARS FINE OF $10,000, IF THE DRUGS WERE NOT THE LAW.

PRACTITIONERS

ΤΟ GIVE PHARMACEUTICAL DEALERS AND MEDICAL SUFFICIENT TIME ΤΟ PREPARE FOR

THE THE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS,

ORDER 1990 WILL TAKE DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT TO FIRST SCHEDULE) EFFECT ON OCTOBER 7.

AMENDMENTS TO TWO OZP'S

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THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE AND AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT MID-LEVELS WEST OUTLINE ZONING PLAN (OZP) THE DRAFT NGAU TAU KOK AND KOWLOON BAY OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

WEST OZP IS THE THE CHIEF AMENDMENT TO THE DRAFT MID-LEVELS INCORPORATION OF A RESTRICTION LIMITING THE INTENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN AREAS ZONED "RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)" TO A MAXIMUM PLOT RATIO OF FIVE OR THE PLOT RATIO OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER.

/A SPOKESMAN