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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1991

BUILDINGS

"IN SUCH CASES, UNDER SECTION 2A OF THE MULTI-STOREY

CANNOT AT PRESECT (OWNERS INCORPORATION) ORDINANCE, THE FLAT OWNERS

FROM THE THEY OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE INCORPORATE THEMSELVES UNLESS CHIEF SECRETARY TO DO OTHERWISE.

"WHETHER, AND IF SO IN WHAT WAY SHOULD SECTION 2A

THE IN

LIGHT

VIEWS EXPRESSED OF CONSIDERED WILL BE THREE-MONTH CONSULTATION PERIOD WHICH ENDS IN AUGUST,

BE AMENDED DURING THE

HE ADDED.

FULL ALERT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING

EXCISE DEPARTMENT REMAIN BOTH THE POLICE AND THE CUSTOMS AND VIGILANT TO ALL FORMS OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN DANGEROUS DRUGS.

THIS

THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID

HON RONALD TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE CHOW.

AND INSTRUCTED

IN

BEEN ALERTED TO THE FOR TECHNIQUES THE

MR ASPREY SAID ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAD ULARIT TRADE DETRTING "ICR",

IN "ICE",

HE NOTED THAT "ICE", OR CRYSTALLINE METHAMPHETAMINE, "ANUFACTURED FROM RPHEDRINE OR OTHER SYNTHETIC PRECURSORS.

KONG

IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, ALL SEIZURES OF "ICE" THE ILLICIT TRADE IN "ICE" THROUGH HONG FROM CHINA DESTINED FOR OVERSEAS MARKETS, THOUGH MIGHT HAVE BEEN RETAINED FOR

COULD BE

SUGGESTED THAT "ICE" INVOLVED MAINLY

A SMALL PROPORTION LOCAL DISTRIBUTION, THE SECRETARY SAID.

MAINTAINED WITH

INTELLIGENCE NETWORK

THE

HAD

CHINESE

IN VIEW OF THIS, THE CUSTOMS BORDER BEEN STRENGTHENED, AND A CLOSE LIAISON

AUTHORITIES.

ON MARCH 13,

CUSTOMS CHINESE THE

31.5 MADE A SEIZURE OF

ARRESTED TWO

KILOGRAMS FROM A LORRY TRAVELLING TOWARDS BONG KONG AND HONG KONG RESIDENTS, MR ASPREY SAID.

KILOGRAMS OF HE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG SEIZED 5.73 LAST YEAR, AND 21 KILOGRAMS IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS THIS YEAR.

18 A POLICE SEIZURE OF "THIS INCLUDED ON MAY *ICE' ON RESIDENTIAL PREMISES IN NORTH POINT.

TO HAVE SUSPECTED IS

THAT

"ICE"

20 KILOGRAMS

OF

"THE DRUGS

APPEARED

BREN RE-CRYSTALLISED

THE SYNDICATE IMPORTED PREMISES AND F'T METHAMPHETAMINE FROM CHINA IN LIQUID FORM," MR ASPREY SAID.

ON

THE

ALSO SRIZED

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAD ONE KILOGRAM OF "ICK" FROM A PARCEL ADDRESSED TO THE ADDED.

YEAR THIS PHILIPPINES, HE

/THE SECRETARY