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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1984
TOXIN FOUND IN UNCOOKED FISH
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY EXPLAINED THAT TESTS MADE ON MINCED UNCOOKED FISH EATEN BY A WOMAN WHO DIED OF FOOD POISONING LAST MONTH HAD REVEALED PUFFER-FISH TOXIN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE VICTIM'S MEAL COMPRISED MINCED UNCOOKED FISH WITH CHILLI AND OTHER SEASONING, TINNED SARDINE, PORK AND BEEF, AND RICE.
+FOLLOWING THE WOMAN'S DEATH, TESTS WERE MADE OF THE REMAINS OF THE MINCED UNCOOKED FISH, AND THESE PROVED THAT PUFFER-FISH TOXIN WAS PRESENT IN THE FISH.+
THE STATE OF THE MINCED FISH PREVENTED ANALYSTS FROM DETERMINING WHAT TYPE OR TYPES OF FISH HAD BEEN USED TO MAKE THE MINCE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS WELL KNOWN THAT FISHERFOLK SOLD VARIOUS TYPES OF FISH TO THE PUBLIC AFTER RETURNING TO SHAU KE! WAN WITH THEIR CATCHES.
MP TO MEET PRESS
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MR IVAN LAWRENCE, QC, CONSERVATIVE MP, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (AUGUST 13) AT 10.30 AM AT THE AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS' MESS, 3RD FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
MR LAWRENCE WILL THEN LEAVE HONG KONG IN THE EVENING AFTER A NINE-DAY VISIT.
TAX CERTIFICATE INTEREST REDUCED
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A DECREASE IN THE RATE OF INTEREST PAYABLE ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES HAS BEEN AUTHORISED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND IS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
AS FROM TODAY (FRIDAY), THE NEW ANNUAL RATE OF INTEREST WILL BE 10.8 PER CENT (TAX FREE) AS AGAINST THE CURRENT RATE OF 12.84 PER CENT (TAX FREE).
INTEREST ON TAX RESERVE CERTIFICATES IS CALCULATED IN MONTHLY STEPS AND THE NEW RATE WILL BE $0.90 PER MONTH PER $100. INTEREST WILL BE CREDITED AS BEFORE IN RESPECT OF COMPLETED MONTHS BETWEEN PURCHASE AND SURRENDER IN PAYMENT OF TAX, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAID.
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