SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1985
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TO MARK THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, THE URBAN COUNCIL, TOGETHER WITH THE SHAM SHUI PO KAIFONG WELFARE ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS IN SHAM SHUI PO, WOULD ORGANISE THE SHAM SHUI PO MID-AUTUMN LANTERN CARNIVAL IN THE MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IN NOVEMBER, THE COUNCIL WOULD CO-SPONSOR WITH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS IN SHAM SHUI PO A TWO-WEEK SHAM SHUI PO YOUTH FESTIVAL TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, HE ADDED.
FOOD OPERATORS URGED TO OBSERVE HYGIENE RULES
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY URGED FOOD MERCHANTS, TRANSPORT OPERATORS AND DELIVERY PERSONNEL IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS TO FOLLOW HYGIENE RULES IN THE HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD.
DURING A TWO-WEEK BLITZ WHICH ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 13, A TOTAL OF 137 FOOD OPERATORS WERE PROSECUTED BY THE RSD'S HEALTH INSPECTORS, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE OFFENCES INCLUDED THE EXPOSURE OF FOOD DURING TRANSPORTATION, PLACING OF FOOD ON THE GROUND AND FAILING TO STORE FOOD IN DUST AND VERMIN-PROOF CONTAINERS.
UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE FOOD BUSINESS (NEW TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS, OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2 000 AND THREE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO PATROL ALL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC HEALTH.
TRAFFIC, TRANSPORT CHANGES FOR NEW ROAD OPENING ******
WITH THE OPENING OF THE SHA TIN TO FANLING STRETCH OF THE NEW TERRITORIES TRUNK ROAD (COMPRISING TOLD HIGHWAY AND TAI PO ROAD TAI WO SECTION) FROM 1 PM ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 25) SPECIAL TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.
THE FOLLOWING ROADS WILL BE DESIGNATED PROHIBITED ZONES TO LEARNER DRIVERS AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES:
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