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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1981
LORD HARRIS MEETS TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD
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LORD HARRIS, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE UK INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, TODAY (THURSDAY) TOOK PART IN A MEETING OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD (TEXTAB) CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR BILL DORWARD.
AFTER HEARING AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON THE NEGOTIATING POSITION TAKEN BY THE DEVELOPING TEXTILES EXPORTING COUNTRIES, THE USA AND THE EEC ON THE RE-NEGOTIATION OF THE MULTI-FIBRE" ARRANGEMENT (MFA), LORD HARRIS EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH TEXTAB MEMBERS ON HONG KONG'S ATTITUDES TOWARDS PROTECTIONIST MEASURES BEING DEMANDED BY SOME OF THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
OLD BILLS AND POSTERS REMOVED
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TAI PO DISTRICT STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY REMOVED A LARGE NUMBER OF UNAUTHORISED BILLS AND POSTERS FROM WALLS TO GIVE A FACELIFT TO THE NEW TOWN.
IN LINE WITH THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, THE CLEANSING WORKERS WILL CONTINUOUSLY CLEAR AWAY THE UNTIDY ITEMS DURING THE CURRENT DAY TO DAY CLEAN-UP OPERATION.
INSPECTING THE OPERATION AT PO YICK STREET, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG, SAID ALL UNAUTHORISED BILLS AND POSTERS AND THOSE NOT IN A CLEAN AND TIDY CONDITION, WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE DISTRICT.
UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, IT IS NOW AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PERSON TO DISPLAY ANY BILL OR POSTER ON CROWN OR PRIVATE LAND WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORITY OR THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF THE LAND.
THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IS THE AUTHORITY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ALSO EMPOWERED TO RECOVER FROM THE OFFENDER THE COSTS OF REMOVAL AND THAT THE OFFENDER WILL ALSO BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2 000 FOR THE OFFENCE, MR LEUNG SAID.
ACCOMPANYING MR LEUNG ON THE POSTER-REMOVAL INSPECTION TOUR WAS THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF TAI PO, MR LAU PEI-PING.
THEY ALSO VISITED TAI MING LANE TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE STREET-TO-STREET AND BLOCK-TO-BLOCK CLEANSING EXERCISE BEING CARRIED OUT THERE TO KEEP IN LINE WITH THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN,
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