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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "SINCE THE SCHEDULING LAST SEPTEMBER OF THE THREE MOST COMMONLY ABUSED TRANQUILLIZERS, BROTIZOLAM

AND (ROHYPNOL) (HALCION),

ALL BENZODIAZEPINES, THERE HAS SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE EXTENT OF ABUSE OF THE THREE DRUGS.

FLUNITRAZEPAM

(LENDORMIN), WHICH ARE

HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN AN APPARENT

NAMELY TRIAZOLAM

BEEN

A

то SWITCH

THE ABUSE

OF

OTHER BENZODIAZEPINES.

THE "ON THE ADVICE OF

PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD AND THE TAKEN ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, ACTION IS THEREFORE BEING TO TIGHTEN THE CONTROL OF ANOTHER 32

WHICH ARE BENZODIAZEPINES, AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND LIABLE TO ABUSE," HE ADDED.

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

OF

AND A IMPRISONMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH

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

"TO GIVR PHARMACEUTICAL DEALERS AND MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE ADDITIONAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, THE DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT TO FIRST SCHEDULE) ORDER 1991 WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 18 NEXT YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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BUILDINGS IN KOWLOON DECLARED DANGEROUS

BUILDINGS

AT NOS. 5

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY HAS DECLARED THE AND 6 ARTHUR STREET, YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON TO BE DANGEROUS.

BUILDING IN A STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT

THE STRUCTURES SURVEYOR (PGBS) TODAY (FRIDAY) IT IS POINTED OUT THAT

OBSERVATION FOR SOME TIME WHICH HAVE BEEN UNDER

ARE THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDINGS WITH COCKLOFT CONSTRUCTED OF LOADBEARING BRICK MASONRY WALLS.

AND

THEY HAVE

TIMBER

ROOFS

AND

PARTLY TIMBER

AND

REINFORCED

CONCRETE FLOORS SHARING A COMMON STAIRCASE.

HAD RECENT INSPECTIONS SHOWED THAT MOVEMENTS OF THE TAKEN PLACE, SOME QUITE RECENTLY

VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND THE BUILDINGS LOADBEARING BRICKWALLS IN THE REAR KITCHEN PORTIONS OF THE ARE BADLY FRACTURED AND SEVERELY DILAPIDATED.

BUILDINGS

AT

AND STAIRCASE ENCLOSURE WALLS то THE THE REAR WALLS BUILDINGS ARE ALSO BADLY FRACTURED, AND ALSO, HALF OF THE ROOF AT NO. 5 ARE FOUND TO BE IN BADLY DETERIORATED CONDITION.

/THE PGBS

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