Hong Kong amended the Opium Ordinance in 1932 so that only people authorised by the Imports and Exports Department could import raw opium or make and export prepared opium. The change came as cheap mainland opium and rising heroin use cut into the government monopoly's revenue. The monopoly still sold an estimated 50 tonnes of opium in 1935 and was not abolished until after the Second World War.[1][2]
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References
- Hong Kong Customs — A Centenary History, Chapter 4: Cessation of Opium MonopolyPrinted pp. 190–191, 'Cessation of Opium Monopoly'; 1932 amendment and 20 September 1945 proclamationarchived
- Action Committee Against Narcotics — ACAN in the 21st Century, Chapter 1: The Historical BackgroundPrinted p. 20: opium legal under government monopoly until 1945; 1935 consumption estimated at 50 tonsarchived
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