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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN CASES WHERE MOTORISTS DID NOT OBEY THE SIGNAL AND WENT AGAINST IT.
HE POINTED OUT THAT NON-COMPLIANCE COULD RESULT IN PROSECUTION AND A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND THREE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT ON CONVICTION UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS. AND. THREE POINTS WILL ALSO BE DEDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) ORDINANCE.
CLAMPDOWN ON ILLEGAL BILLS POSTING
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STAFF OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS SERVED MORE THAN 50 SUMMONSES ON PEOPLE CAUGHT STICKING POSTERS AND HANDBILLS
ON WALLS OF BANK OFFICES DURING A TWO-DAY BLITZ WHICH ENDED TONIGHT (SUNDAY).
A SPOKESMAN OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (USD) SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS DETERMINED TO PUT AN END TO THIS ADVERTISING MALPRACTICE.
+THE PROBLEM WAS RAISED BY THE JOINT URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE, WHOSE MEMBERS WERE ANGERED BY THE UNSIGHTLINESS CAUSED BY THE FLY-POSTERS. DURING WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORSE,+ HE SAID.
DURING RECENT WEEKENDS, USD STAFF HAD ADVISED FLY-POSTERS TO REFRAIN FROM THIS PRACTICE. WARNING LETTERS HAD ALSO BEEN ISSUED IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS TO MANY COMPANIES INVOLVED.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT PUTTING UP POSTERS OR ANY SIMILAR FORM OF PUBLICITY MATERIAL ON WALLS OF PUBLIC PLACES WITHOUT PERMISSION IS A LEGAL OFFENCE AND LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $2 000 FINE.
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