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+OTHER MERCHANDISE, HIGH ON THE LIST OF FAKE PRODUCTS, ARE VARIOUS FORMS OF JEWELLERY, PRINCIPALLY GOLD, WHERE THE HALLMARK IS FALSELY REPRESENTED,+ HE SAID.
PRECIOUS STONES ALSO FIGURE HIGHLY. MR HOWARD CITED A CASE PRESENTLY IN HAND WHERE ANALYSIS OF A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE ARTICLE, PURCHASED BY A TOURIST, REPRESENTED TO BE A PRECIOUS STONE, WAS FOUND TO BE GLASS.
OTHER GOODS WHICH ARE FAKED ARE PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. DETERGENT POWDERS, WATCHES, PRE-PACKED RICE AND BREAKFAST CEREALS.
THE TRADE INVESTIGATION BRANCH WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION IN FOLLOWING UP COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THESE BODIES. THE BRANCH ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH VARIOUS OVERSEAS TRADE COMMISSIONS AND OWNERS OF INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN TRADE MARKS.
*THERE IS, FOR EXAMPLE, EXCELLENT CO-OPERATION WITH MEMBERS OF BOTH THE SWISS AND JAPANESE WATCH INDUSTRIES, WHICH HAS GONE A LONG WAY TOWARDS STEMMING THE FLOW OF COUNTERFEIT WATCHES MANUFACTURED LOCALLY. INDEED, A REWARD SYSTEM HAS BEEN SET UP BETWEEN THESE INDUSTRIES AND THE GOVERNMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENCOURAGE INFORMANTS TO COME FORWARD,+ MR HOWARD SAID.
LANTAU BUS FARES AND SCHEDULES REVISED ****
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TODAY APPROVED AN APPLICATION FOR FARE INCREASES BY THE NEW LANTAU BUS CO. THE INCREASES,
THE INCREASES, WHICH OVERALL AVERAGE 33 PER CENT ON WEEKDAYS AND 45 PER CENT ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1.
IN COMING TO THEIR DECISION THE COUNCIL TOOK INTO ACCOUNT RISING OPERATING COSTS INCLUDING INCREASES IN FUEL PRICE, WAGES AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. IT ALSO NOTED THE COMPANY'S RECENT PURCHASE OF TWO DOUBLE DECKER BUSES AND ITS PLANS TO BUILD A NEW DEPOT AT MUI WO AND TO INSTALL MORE BUS SHELTERS ALONG ITS ROUTES. AS PART OF THE PACKAGE, SERVICES WILL BE IMPROVED ON ALL ROUTES.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE OPPORTUNITY HAD BEEN TAKEN TO RATIONALIZE THE SCALE OF FARES, WHICH IS NOW RELATED TO DISTANCE, AND TO INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL FARE STAGES. HAS RESULTED IN SOME FARES BEING INCREASED ABOVE THE AVERAGE AND SOME BEING REDUCED, WHILE OTHERS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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SOME NEW ROUTES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO GIVE LOCAL VILLAGERS A BETTER AND MORE FREQUENT SERVICE.
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