THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1986
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CONTRACTORS REMINDED ABOUT ILLEGAL BLASTING
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT REMINDED BUILDING CONTRACTORS TODAY (THURSDAY) OF THE LAW GOVERNING THE STORAGE AND USE OF EXPLOSIVES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THIS FOLLOWED A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A SUB-CONTRACTOR WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS IMPRISONMENT BY A TSUEN WAN MAGISTRATE FOR CARRYING OUT ILLEGAL BLASTING OPERATIONS AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN TSUEN WAN IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AND FOR POSSESSING A QUANTITY OF SUBSTANCE CLASSIFIED UNDER CATEGORY I OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.
AS THE ACCUSED WAS INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR CASE IN JANUARY 1985, HIS SIX-MONTH SUSPENDED SENTENCE WAS THEREFORE ACTIVATED, BRINGING TO 10 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MONTHS HE HAS TO SERVE.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, NO PERSON SHOULD MANUFACTURE, STORE, CONVEY OR USE DANGEROUS GOODS WITHOUT A VALID LICENCE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S MINES DIVISION.
ANY PERSON WHO CONTRAVENED ANY PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE IS LIABLE, ON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25 000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS, HE ADDED.
SOUTHERN MODEL CITIZENS TO RECEIVE AWARDS
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FIVE MEN AND A WOMAN HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AS MODEL CITIZENS FOR OCTOBER FROM EACH OF THE SIX AREAS OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT IN AN AWARD SCHEME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THEM AT 2.30 PM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 23) DURING THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL CARNIVAL AT THE ABERDEEN PROMENADE REST GARDEN. WINNERS OF THE SEPTEMBER AWARDS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT THE SAME TIME.
MODEL CITIZENS FOR NOVEMBER ARE NOW BEING SELECTED AND
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR DECEMBER AWARDS.
THE CITIZENS OF THE MONTH+ AWARD SCHEME IS PART OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. IT IS AIMED AT PROMOTING CIVIC AWARENESS AND GIVING RECOGNITION TO GOOD CITIZENS.
THE OCTOBER