SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1985
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THOUSANDS OF YOUNGSTERS ALSO FLOCKED TO THE BEACH TO ENJOY A LIVE MUSIC CARNIVAL BY WELL-KNOWN LOCAL BANDS AND SINGERS WHICH WAS HELD AT THE SAME TIME.
TODAY'S CONTEST WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR AGE GROUPS UNDER 12, 13 TO 17 AND OVER 18.
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THEIR SAND MODELS WERE CHOSEN BY A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS COMPRISING EIGHT RENOWNED ARTISTS AND SCULPTORS,
THE ASSISTANT DIRECKTOR (LEISURE SERVICES), MR DAVID WEEKS, PRESENTED PRIZES TO WINNERS OF EACH GROUP.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURAL, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, MR HO KOON-SHUN; PROGRAMME SUPERVISOR OF THE RTHK, MR HO KAM-KONG; AND THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR CHARLES CHU.
ANTI-COUNTERFEIT CAMPAIGN PAYS OFF
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THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST COUNTERFEITING DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED 210 CASES CONNECTED WITH FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTION AND FORGED TRADEMARK OFFENCES, AND SEIZED LARGE QUANTITIES OF VARIOUS COUNTERFEIT MERCHANDISE IN OPERATIONS ALL OVER THE TERRITORY. THE VALUE OF GOODS SEIZED WAS $9.4 MILLION.
THE BULK OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS COMPRISED GARMENTS, HANDBAGS, LEATHER BELTS, WATCHES, VIDEO TAPES, AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES AND COMPUTER MANUALS.
AMONG THOSE PROSECUTED, TWO WERE SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, WHILE 13 DEFENDANTS WERE GIVEN SUSPENDED CUSTODIAL SENTENCES FROM TWO TO NINE MONTHS. FINES TOTALLING $690 000 WERE ALSO IMPOSED.
AS FOR OTHER TRADE IRREGULARITIES, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CONCLUDED PROSECUTIONS OF 73 CASES OF ORIGIN FRAUD, 44 CASES OF TEXTILES LICENSING FRAUD, 15 MISCELLANEOUS CASES AND 10 IMPORT-EXPORT DECLARATION CASES. FINES IMPOSED AMOUNTED TO $2.4 MILLION.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT HANDLED A TOTAL OF 1 017 PROSECUTION CASES. A TOTAL OF 1 012 PERSONS WERE CONVICTED OF VARIOUS OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE; THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE; THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE; THE IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCE: THE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE AND OTHER ORDINANCES.
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