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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991

MR

(J), (R) 1

ASPREY

AND (L) FOR THE

SAID

WERE

ALONE

OR

IN A

IN LINE WITH THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 46(D),

TO (H) AMEND SECTION 46(F), (I), CLAUSES 2 (1) RESPECTIVELY, ΤΟ RAISE THE PRESUMPTION THAT POSSESSION WAS PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING ON THE MORE RELIABLE BASIS OF SPECIFIED AMOUNTS

POSSESSED, OF

DRUGS DANGEROUS

PREPARATION OR OTHER MATERIAL.

WHETHER THEY

"IN EACH

THE CASE,

PRESUMPTION IS ALSO

RAISED

WHERE THE

COMBINED WEIGHT OF MORE THAN ONE OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS LISTED REACHES THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL.

FINALLY,

HE SAID CLAUSE 2(C) REPEALED SECTION 46(E), SINCE WAS NO LONGER APPROPRIATE TO USE THE WEIGHT OF A MIXTURE TO RAISE PRESUMPTION THAT POSSESSION WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING.

IT

THE

"THE WEIGHT OF THE MIXTURE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE FLUCTUATING FACTOR,

A CONSTANTLY

OFTEN "THIS PROVISION HAS BECOME OBSOLETE SINCE THE MIXTURE IS

SUPPORT AN ADDICT'S WEAK THAT LARGE QUANTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PERSONAL CONSUMPTION," HE SAID.

SO

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

0

-

MOTION TO EFFECT TRANSFER OF MINES DIVISION FROM LD TO CESD PASSED

* * * * *

THE

RESOLUTION

MINES

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A THAT IT APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS FROM OFFICERS OF THE

THE OF

OFFICERS LABOUR DEPARTMENT (LD) TO DIVISION

OF THE MINES DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CESD).

OF

POWERS STATUTORY

THE SECRETARY SAID THE MINES

MOVING A MOTION TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER UNDER SECTION 12(1) OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE,

AND MANPOWER, FOR EDUCATION

THE HON K.Y. YEUNG, DIVISION OF THE LD AND THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE OF THE CESD HAD A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

THEY WORKED CLOSELY IN THE REGULATION OF QUARRY OPERATIONS, THE EXTRACTION OF QUARRY PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES IN SITE FORMATION AND OTHER CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS.

QUARRYING,

"A REVIEW IN 1989 CONCLUDED THAT THE MINES DIVISION SHOULD BROUGHT UNDER THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE OF THE CESD.

BE

"THIS WOULD IMPROVE THE CO-ORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES, ALLOW THE DELIVERY OF BETTER USE OF RESOURCES AND RENDER MORE EFFICIENT RELATED SERVICES," HE SAID.

A

AS

MR RESULT,

YEUNG SAID THE MINES DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVELY PLACED UNDER THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE AS APRIL 1 LAST YEAR.

WAS

FROM

/HE ADDED