WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,
1985
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WARNING AGAINST BUYING FROM ILLEGAL HAWKERS
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THE PARENTS OF SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD WARN THEM VERY SERIOUSLY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PATRONISING ANY ILLEGAL FOOD HAWKERS WHO MIGHT GATHER OUTSIDE THEIR SCHOOLS AT LUNCH TIME OR DURING PLAY PERIODS.
THIS FOLLOWS A RECENT OUTBREAK OF FOOD POISONING AMONG 23 STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ABERDEEN.
+ INVESTIGATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT FOOD HAWKERS OPERATED OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DURING PLAY PERIOD AND THAT THE CHILDREN HAD EATEN PRESERVED LO ME1, SOUR CUCUMBER AND OTHER PICKLES, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY.
+ALL MOBILE HAWKERS SELLING COOKED FOOD FROM BARROWS ARE ILLEGAL, AND PARENTS HAVE A DUTY TO WARN THEIR CHILDREN AGAINST PATRONISING SUCH HAWKERS.+
AWARDS FOR COURTESY ***
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL PRESENT SOUVENIRS AND AWARDS TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON TO STAFF MEMBERS OF THE POST OFFICE WHO PERFORMED OUTSTANDINGLY DURING THE GOVERNMENT'S COURTESY DRIVE.
SIR DAVID WILL ALSO TOUR THE GENERAL POST OFFICE AND MEET COUNTER STAFF.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
PRESS REPRESENTATIVES
ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE GPO ENTRANCE NEAR STAR FERRY NOT LATER THAN 3.10 PM.
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