FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1974
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IN SECTION 38(4) THE FINE IS INCREASED FROM $10,000 TO $500,000. THIS REFERS TO A PERSON OR COMPANY IN CONTROL OF A PREMISES WHO OR WHICH, HAVING BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN USED IN RESPECT OF AN OFFENCE UNDER SECTIONS 4, 6, 7, 35 OR 37 OF THE ORDINANCE, KNOWINGLY PERMITS THEM TO BE USED FOR ANY OF THESE OFFENCES AGAIN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF RECEIVING THE NOTICE.
* SECTIONOR 68.AG ANY ACT PREPARATORY TO OR FOR THE PURPOSE
AMENDED BY CREATING THE OFFENCE OF OFFERING
OF MANUFACTURING A DANGEROUS DRUG.
UNDER THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CAMENDMENT) BILL 1974 MALE PERSONS CONVICTED OF THE MAJOR DRUG OFFENCES WHICH ARE GENERALLY COMMITTED FOR PROFIT WILL BECOME SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ORDINANCE.
THE BILL ALSO AUTHORISES THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF MALE PERSONS WHO, WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, ARE GUILTY OF POSSESSING, OR SMOKING, INHALING, INGESTING OR INJECTING, A DANGEROUS DRUG, OR OF POSSESSING PARAPHERNALIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOING SO.
TONG MI ROAD BEING EXTENDED
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS CONSTRUCTING AN EXTENSION OF TONG MI ROAD ON THE RECLAMATION ALONG THE WATERFRONT ADJACENT TO THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON ANCHORAGE TO CONNECT THE PRESENT TONG MI ROAD WITH FERRY STREET.
THIS ROAD, TOGETHER WITH OTHER ELEVATED ROADS NOW UNDER PLANNING, FORMS THE WEST KOWLOON CORRIDOR SCHEME AND WILL CONSTITUTE AN ARTERIAL ROUTE IN WEST KOWLOON TO INTER-CONNECT THIS AREA WITH KWAI CHUNG AND TSUEN WAN TO THE NORTH.
THE ROAD WILL RUN PARALLEL TO NATHAN ROAD AND WILL HELP TO DISTRIBUTE TRAFFIC FROM THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL TO AREAS IN WEST KOWLOON AND THUS EASE THE PRESENT TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THIS AREA. IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A RELIEF ROUTE WHEN THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ALONG NATHAN ROAD.
A VITAL LINK TO CATER FOR THE EAST AND WEST TRAFFIC MOVEMENT BETWEEN MONGKOK AND TAI KOK TSUI AND ALSO TO SERVE AS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO TONG MI ROAD EXTENSION WILL BE PROVIDED BY MAKING ARGYLE STREET A THROUGH ROAD BETWEEN SHAMCHUN STREET AND TONG MI ROAD.
TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT, THE SECTION OF SHAMCHUN STREET NORTH OF ARGYLE STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE CALLS ON ANYONE OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF ARGYLE STREET AND THE CLOSURE OF PART OF SHAMCHUN STREET TO WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BEFORE JULY 21, 1974. ANY CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION MUST BE MADE BY AUGUST 21, 1974.
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