TNAG-1709-FCO40-2384-Hong-Kong-narcotics-offences-and-drug-trafficking-1988 — Page 108

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AGREEMENTS WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES UNDER SECTION 26 OF

THE DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES ACT.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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MANY PRODUCER AND TRANSIT COUNTRIES FACE ENORMOUS

DIFFICULTIES IN COMBATTING DRUG PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING.

DRUGS MONEY CORRUPTS AND MANY COUNTRIES DO NOT HAVE THE LEVEL OF MANPOWER, EXPERTISE OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM

EFFECTIVELY. THE UK IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO OFFER BOTH FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE AND EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WHERE THIS IS NEEDED.

WE ARE A MAJOR DONOR TO THE UN FUND FOR DRUG ABUSE CONTROL

(UNFDAC).

BACKGROUND

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THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL, MR JAVIER PEREZ DE CUELLAR FIRST PROPOSED A WORLD DRUGS CONFERENCE IN MAY 1985. A MALAYSIAN

RESOLUTION AT UNGA IN DECEMBER 1985, CO-SPONSORED BY THE UK, TOOK

FORWARD THE INITIATIVE AND THE UNGA AGREED TO CONVENE ICDAIT WITH

THE AGREED GOAL OF GENERATING 'UNIVERSAL ACTION TO COMBAT THE

DRUGS PROBLEM IN ALL ITS FORMS AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND

INTERNATIONAL LEVELS AND ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY

OUTLINE OF FUTURE ACTIVITIES'.

19. THE CONFERENCE CONSISTED OF A PLENARY SESSION AND A MAIN

COMMITTEE. GENERAL DEBATE TOOK PLACE IN PLENARY CHAIRED BY

ICDAIT PRESIDENT, DR MAHATHIR. WORK ON THE CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS

WAS TAKEN FORWARD BY THE MAIN COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY SR BEDREGAL.

OTHER KEY EXECUTIVE POSTS WERE RAPPORTEUR GENERAL (DR PHILIP

ONAGWELE EMAFO OF NIGERIA) AND THE TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS FOR

COORDINATION (MR IMRE HUTAS OF HUNGARY AND DR IDANPAAN-HEIKKILA

OF FINLAND). THE BRITISH DELEGATION WAS LED BY MR HOGG FOR THE

FIRST TWO DAYS AND MR EGGAR FOR THE LAST TWO.

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PARTICIPANTS AT THE CONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED

AGREEMENT ON THE CMO AND THE POLITICAL DECLARATION.

WHILE THE

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