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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1986
THE REST WERE CONNECTED WITH THE ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF OWLS, KESTRELS, BUZZARDS, LEOPARD CATS, AND STUFFED SPECIMENS OF SEA TURTLES AND CROCODILES.
THE LAW PROVIDES FOR A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 FOR THE FIRST OFFENCE AND $10 000 AND SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE. IN ADDITION, THE SPECIMENS INTERCEPTED WILL BE FORFEITED, HE SAID.
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WATER BILLING SYSTEM TO BE UPDATED
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS UPDATING AND RECOMPUTERISING ITS WATER BILLING SYSTEM AND THIS WILL INCLUDE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING ACCOUNTS BY AUTO-PAY FOR CONSUMERS WISHING TO DO so.
IT WILL ALSO SPEED UP PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FROM NEW CONSUMERS.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR K.L. WONG, AT THE OPENING OF THE NGAU TAU KOK CONSUMER ENQUIRY CENTRE THE SEVENTH SUCH CENTRE OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES ARISING FROM WATER CHARGES.
MR WONG SAID THE CENTRE, LOCATED AT NGAU TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES, HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTER FACILITIES TO ENABLE QUICK REPLIES. IT INCLUDED A SHROFF OFFICE.
ALL THE DEPARTMENT'S ENQUIRY CENTRES ARE OPEN FROM 8.30 AM TO 4.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS. SHROFF OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS.
A TOTAL OF 311 838 CASES OF COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH BETWEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER THIS YEAR BY THE SIX ENQUIRY CENTRES NOW IN OPERATION AT LEIGHTON CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY ARGYLE STREET DEPOT. MONG KOK TAI PO GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING IN TING KOK ROAD KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY HOUSE, SHA TIN, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES, TSUEN WAN.
OTHERS WHO TOOK PART IN TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI, AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN,
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