TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1986
1985 ACHIEVEMENT FOR CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
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LAST YEAR WAS A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST COUNTERFEITING.
DURING THE YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED 1 295 CASES LINKED WITH FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTION AND FORGED TRADE MARK OFFENCES.
AS A RESULT, 774 COMPANIES AND INDIVDUALS WERE PROSECUTED FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES UNDER THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE, AND FINES OF OVER $3.4 MILLION AND 29 IMPRISONMENT SENTENCES RANGING FROM ONE TO 18 MONTHS WERE IMPOSED BY THE COURTS.
IN ADDITION, COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS VALUED AT $11.5 MILLION WERE FORFEITED TO THE CROWN. MOST OF THEM WERE GARMENTS, HANDBAGS, WATCHES, VIDEO TAPES, AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES, RICE AND COMPUTER MANUALS.
APART FROM THESE, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROSECUTED 323 CASES OF ORIGIN FRAUD, 168 TEXTILES LICENSING CASES, 49 IMPORT/EXPORT DECLARATION CASES AND 30 MISCELLANEOUS CASES. TOTAL FINES IMPOSED IN THESE CASES AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN $8 MILLION.
GEARED UP FOR UC ELECTIONS
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KWUN TONG IS ALL GEARED UP FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 6.
SAID +THE DISTRICT KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK OFFICE WILL SOON LAUNCH A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE ELECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
+THESE INCLUDE TWO PUBLIC FORUMS LATER THIS MONTH AND EARLY MARCH FOR THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.+
THE TWO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE SEAT IN THE KWUN TONG WEST CONSTITUENCY ARE MR CHAN KANG-CHOW AND MRS ELSIE TU, WHILE THE TWO VYING FOR THE SEAT IN KWUN TONG EAST CONSTITUENCY ARE MR LAM CHAK-PIU AND MR TS01 LOK-KEUNG.
A GIANT BANNER, MEASURING 6 BY 15 METRES, WOULD BE PUT UP OUTSIDE THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, MR MAK SAID.
+AS THE BUILDING IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT, THE BANNER WILL ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE PASSERS-BY, + HE SAID.
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