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Assistant

Law

Draftsman,

Mr R.A. GRIFFEY,

attended

before the Council for the discussion of this item.)

A41

OTHER BUSINESS

(a)

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Chapter 134)

ATTACK ON THE ASSETS OF CONVICTED

DRUG TRAFFICKERS - XCCI (85)3

(SCR 2/561/82)

The Council noted the contents of memorandum

XCCI (85)3.

The Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED:

.

(a) that a further paper

paper should be

prepared for the Council setting

out the measures which have been

adopted in other

countries

for

attacking

the

assets

of

convicted drug

traffickers

and

the arguments for and against

adopting such measures in Hong

Kong;

(b) that

(c)

the

Commissioner

for

Narcotics should not issue a

press statement as proposed in

paragraph 19 of the memorandum;

that at the meeting

United

Nations

of the

Commission

on