TUESDAY, APIL 23, 1985
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NINE PERSONS JAILED FOR TRADE MARK OFFENCES
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NINE PERSONS WERE GIVEN JAIL SENTENCES RANGING FROM ONE TO SIX MONTHS FOR OFFENCES UNDER THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
THEY HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH
SIX OF THEM WERE HAWKERS. POSSESSION OF T-SHIRTS BEARING FORGED TRADE MARKS FOR SALE.
RELEASING THESE FIGURES TODAY (TUESDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID THE BUREAU HANDLED 227 PROSECUTION CASES IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 27 PER CENT IN THE SAME PERIOD IN 1984.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX OF THESE CASES WERE CONNECTED WITH FORGED TRADEMARKS AND FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS. THE REMAINDER INVOLVED IN FRAUD OF CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN, TEXTILES LICENSING, IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATION ETC.
DURING THE PERIOD, TOTAL FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS AMOUNTED TO $2.3 MILLION AND THE GOODS FORFEITED TO THE CROWN WERE VALUED AT $1.8 MILLION.
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TWO MORE BOARD CHAIRMEN ELECTED
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TWO MORE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN WERE ELECTED TODAY.
MR SHUM CHOI-SANG WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD ITS SECOND MEETING ON THURSDAY (APRIL 25) AFTERNOON.
IN MONG KOK, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI WAS ELECTED DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN.