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HE WARNED THAT STRINGENT ACTIONS WOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST HAWKERS SELLING COUNTERFEIT GOODS. HE ADVISED THEM NOT TO SELL SUCH PRODUCTS BUT TO SWITCH TO THE SELLING OF OTHER LEGITIMATE GOODS.
FURTHERMORE, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER WARNED THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE TO BRING TO HONG KONG ANY QUANTITY OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS.
DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY TO MID-APRIL THIS YEAR, 23 PASSENGERS ARRIVING AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WERE CHARGED BY THE CUSTOMS FOR BRINGING IN COUNTERFEIT GOODS. FINES IMPOSED RANGED FROM $2 000 TO $4 000.
MR TONG ALSO ADVISED LOCAL MANUFACTURERS NOT TO VIOLATE THE LAW BY ATTEMPTING TO IMPORT COUNTERFEIT COMMERCIAL GOODS FROM NEIGHBOURING REGIONS LIKE CHINA AND MACAU.
13 PUBLIC HOUSING CONTRACTS SIGNED
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TODAY SIGNED 13 CONTRACTS TOTALLING OVER $132 MILLION FOR A VARIETY OF PUBLIC HOUSING WORKS INCLUDING SITE FORMATION, LIFT INSTALLATION, LANDSCAPING AND REDEVELOPMENT.
SIGNED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (CONSTRUCTION), MR DEREK MOSSLING, THE LARGEST CONTRACT WORTH $86.8 MILLION IS FOR SITE FORMATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS FOR A NEW ESTATE AT SIU CHAI WAN WHICH WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR 17 000 PEOPLE BY 1990.
WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE FORMATION OF PLATFORMS AND ASSOCIATED GEOTECHNICAL WORK, AS WELL AS ROADS AND DRAINAGE, ON A 11-HECTARE SITE.
TAKING ABOUT 28 MONTHS TO COMPLETE, THEY WILL PAVE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NINE RENTAL AND TWO HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME BLOCKS WITH ALTOGETHER 3 816 FLATS.
ANOTHER SITE FORMATION CONTRACT VALUED AT OVER $13 MILLION IS FOR SIMILAR WORKS ON A 1.5-HECTARE SITE AT HAMMER HILL IN NGAU CHI WAN.
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WHEN WORKS ARE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR, TWO 35-STOREY HOS BLOCKS WILL BE BUILT TO HOUSE 2 600 PEOPLE BY 1989.
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