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MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1985
WARNING ON ILLEGAL BILL POSTING
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MORE THAN 135 200 UNSIGHTLY BILLS AND POSTERS WERE REMOVED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S POSTER-REMOVAL TEAMS IN THE URBAN AREA DURING THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
OF THE TOTAL, 55 223 WERE REMOVED BY THE TEAMS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND 80 040 IN KOWLOON.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, 111 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT AGAINST OFFENDERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ANY INDISCRIMINATE DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS, INCLUDING ADVERTISEMENTS PAINTED ON WALLS OR FENCES ON CROWN OR PRIVATE LAND WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF THE LAND, CONSTITUTES AN OFFENCE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE.
UPON CONVICTION, AN OFFENDER IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2 000.
+IN THE CASE OF AN UNAUTHORISED DISPLAY OF A BILL OR POSTER, THE PERSON PUTTING IT UP, THE EMPLOYER OR THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE ADVERTISEMENTS WOULD BE PROSECUTED,+ HE WARNED.
+EVEN WHEN AUTHORISED, THE POSTERS OR MATERIAL SHOULD ALSO BE KEPT IN A CLEAN AND TIDY CONDITION OTHERWISE THE AUTHORITY IS EMPOWERED TO REMOVE THEM AND RECOVER THE COST OF REMOVAL FROM THE OFFENDER.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS FIVE POSTER-REMOVAL TEAMS ON THE ISLAND AND SIX IN KOWLOON, AND THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO PATROL THE STREETS AND REMOVE UNAUTHORISED OR UNSIGHTLY BILLS OR POSTERS, AND KEEP EVIDENCE FOR PROSECUTION ACTION.
+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO LODGE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUCH BILLS OR POSTERS SHOULD DIAL THE LITTER. HOTLINE AT 5-95555,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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