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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1991

HIS SPEECH COINCIDED WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE

DECADE AGAINST

DRUG ABUSE (1991 2000) PROCLAIMED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AT ITS SPECIAL SESSION IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR,

HE SAID: "AT THE HEART OF THE EVIL OF DRUG TRAFFICKING OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIMINALS TO MAKE HUGE PROFITS.

17 TH

IS THE

ABLE TO RETAIN ESSENTIAL

"MEASURES TO STOP DRUG TRAFFICKERS FROM BEING AND USE THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR CRIMES MUST THEREFORE FORM AN PART OF ANY CONCERTED ANTI-DRUGS STRATEGY.

DRUG

"THE AIMS OF SUCH MEASURES SHOULD BE DETERRENT, BY MAKING

REINVESTMENT TRAFFICKING LESS PROFITABLE; PREVENTIVE, BY STOPPING THE

DRUG TRAFFICKING

CRIMINAL OR IN OTHER OF THE PROCEEDS IN FURTHER

ENABLING INVESTIGATORS ΤΟ FOLLOW ACTIVITIES; AND INVESTIGATIVE, BY

BUSINESS, AND MAKING IT THE MONEY TRAIL TO THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE EASIER TO IDENTIFY AND THEN DISMANTLE CRIMINAL ORGANISATIONS."

"INTERNATIONAL

CO-OPERATION IS VITAL MR WEEKS CONTINUED: SUCH MEASURES ARE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST THE MAJOR TRAFFICKERS, TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF MODERN COMMUNICATIONS AND IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CONCEAL THEIR ILL-GOTTEN GAINS REYOND THE REACH OF THE LAW.

IF

WHO

BUSINESS TECHNIQUES AND ΤΟ PUT THEM

WORK TOGETHER то HE SAID IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR GOVERNMENTS TO

SECURE THE RECOVERY OF THE ENSURE THAT JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES COULD PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING WHEREVER THEY MIGHT BE FOUND.

EACH OTHER PROCEEDS,

AND

BE ADEQUATE MECHANISMS "IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR THERE TO FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE FOR

OF ILLICIT TO ESTABLISH INFORMATION

THE MOVEMENT EVIDENCE TO HELP BRING THOSE CONCERNED TO JUSTICE.

MORE INTERNATIONAL AND

AND MUTUAL DRUGS CONTINUES ΤΟ EXPAND

SOPHISTICATED

ASSISTANCE

IS

IN

"THE FULLEST POSSIBLE CO-OPERATION NEEDED URGENTLY, AS THE TRADE IN ILLICIT ITS OPERATIONS AND BECOME NATURE, HE SAID.

11

·

წი, THE HONG KONG THE COMMISSIONER SAID IN THE PAST YEAR OR

WITH NEGOTIATING ARRANGEMENTS OFFICIALS HAD BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY

THE FIGHT OVERSEAS JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN AGAINST INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING.

KONG

ARRANGEMENTS HAD SO FAR NEGOTIATED HE SAID HONG

AND TRAFFICKING

MONEY LAUNDERING MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGAINST DRUG RESPECT OF NINE OVERSEAS JURISDICTIONS: CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AUSTRALIA, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM JURISDICTIONS OF ENGLAND AND ACOTLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN.

"THESE JURISDICTIONS

HAVE

FOR

IN

AND

WALES,

THE

DRUG US TO COURTS,

UNDER DESIGNATED BEEN

ORDINANCE, THUS ENABLING TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) GIVE EFFECT IN HONG KONG TO CONFISCATION ORDERS MADE BY THEIR AND OTHER RELATED PROCEEDINGS.

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