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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993

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HK, MALAYSIA JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED AN AMENDMENT TO DESIGNATE MALAYSIA UNDER THE DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) ORDINANCE.

ORDER

MOVING A MOTION TO SEEK APPROVAL OF THE ORDER, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY INITIALLED AN AGREEMENT WITH MALAYSIA CONCERNING MUTUAL ASSISTANCE THE SUPPRESSION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.

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AGREEMENT WILL COME INTO EFFECT WHEN IT IS SIGNED BY BOTH GOVERNMENTS AFTER THEY HAVE NOTIFIED EACH OTHER THAT THEY HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS ENTRY INTO FORCE.

HONG KONG HAS ALREADY CONCLUDED 10 AGREEMENTS AND WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

ARRANGEMENTS

CO-OPERATION

"DRUG TRAFFICKING IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM AND AMONG GOVERNMENTS IN CONFISCATING THE PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING ACTS AS A MAJOR DETERRENT, MR ASPREY SAID.

AS A RESULT OF THIS BILATERAL CO-OPERATION, ABOUT $280 MILLION WORTH OF ASSETS HAVE BEEN SEIZED IN HONG KONG.

MR ASPREY SAID THE ORDINANCE HAD STRENGTHENED THE GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY ΤΟ COMBAT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING BY PROVIDING THE MEANS TO TRACE, RESTRAIN AND CONFISCATE THE PROCEEDS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING.

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DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) (DESIGNATED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1992 WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 8 LAST YEAR.

POLICE PLANNING ON NEW YEAR'S DAY TRAGEDY EXPLAINED

THE POLICE HAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THEIR PLANNING THE PLANNED TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FROM LAN KWAI FONG ON THE NEW YEAR'S THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG, MR ASPREY SAID THE LIVE RADIO BROADCAST AT LAN KWAI FONG ON THE NIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY WAS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING LTD.

A LICENCE AND A PERMIT WERE GRANTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINING LICENSING AUTHORITY RESPECTIVELY.

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HE SAID THE TELEVISION COMPANIES DID NOT ORGANISE ANY PERFORMANCES OR ACTIVITIES, BUT HAD NEWS TEAMS REPORTING LIVE FROM THE

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