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25. PARA 60: LAST SENTENCE: THE NUMBERS OF GENUINE FIREARMS SEIZED AND OF SUSPECTED CULPRITS ARRESTED IN 1991 ARE 116 AND 137 RESPECTIVELY.
26. PARA 61: PLEASE REPLACE THE LAST SENTENCE WITH: QUOTE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AS RESULT OF THE TASK FORCE'S OPERATION, 105 CULPRITS WERE ARRESTED AND 33 SPEEDBOATS AND 26 MOTORISED SAMPANS, 41 GOODS VEHICLES, 17 PRIVATE CARS, AND 9 HONG KONG FISHING VESSELS WERE SEIZED. THE TOTAL VALUE OF GOODS SEIZED WAS HK DOLLARS 44 MILLION. UNQUOTE.
27. PARA 63: THE PENULTIMATE SENTENCE SHOULD READ: QUOTE THE ANNUAL TOTAL WAS 25,400 COMPARED TO 27,000 IN 1990 UNQUOTE.
28. PARA 64: SECOND SENTENCE: PLEASE AMEND THE FIRST HALF OF THE SENTENCE TO READ QUOTE ALTHOUGH THE PROPORTION OF HEROIN ABUSES HAS REDUCED, INCREASED ABUSE... UNQUOTE.
29. PARA 65: THE LIST OF JURISDICTIONS IN THE FIRST SENTENCE SHOULD BE AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, GIBRALTAR, JERSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN. PLEASE REPLACE THE LAST SENTENCE WITH: QUOTE HONG KONG HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED ACTIVELY IN THE OECD FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE FORMED TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE CHEMICAL ACTION TASK FORCE FORMED TO DEAL WITH THE DIVERSION OF CHEMICALS USED IN PRODUCTION OF DRUGS. UNQUOTE.
30. PARA 66: PLEASE REPLACE THE LAST SENTENCE WITH: QUOTE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF RECRUITS EXCEEDED THE RECRUITMENT TARGET IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 1991, AND RECRUITMENT SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDED WASTAGE. THE VACANCY RATE AT 1 JANUARY 1992 WAS ABOUT 3 PERCENT. UNQUOTE.
31. APOLOGISE FOR THE LARGE NUMBER OF CHANGES. A FEW ARE THE RESULT OF OUR SECOND THOUGHTS. THE GREAT MAJORITY HOWEVER REFLECT CHANGES OF WORDING NECESSITATED BY THE FIGURES THAT HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME AVAILABLE OR BY NOTEWORTHY RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.
32. IF YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED ABOVE, PLEASE LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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