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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1988
THE ARRESTED MAN AND WOMAN AND THE MAN ARRESTED AT ΚΑΙ TAK ARE BEING DETAINED FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES AND ARE EXPECTED ΤΟ BE CHARGED.
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE USE OR POSSESSION OF FORGED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS WAS A SERIOUS OFFENCE.
"ANY PERSON WHO COMMITS THE OFFENCE IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND, ON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND то IMPRISONMENT FOR 14 YEARS.
"ANY PERSON WHO AIDS AND ABETS ANY PERSON TO COMMIT THE OFFENCE WILL ALSO BE GUILTY OF THE SAME OFFENCE AND LIABLE TO THE SAME PENALTY," HE ADDED.
OPERATIONS AGAINST ILLEGAL BILLS AND POSTERS
EIGHT SUMMONSES WERE ISSUED DURING A TERRITORY-WIDE OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS HELD DURING THE LAST TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS.
"ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND PLACES IS A COMMON PRACTICE DURING OFFICE HOURS.
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POSTERS AT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS AND AFTER
"IT HAS POSTED A GREAT PROBLEM то THE OVERALL TIDINESS AND CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE OPERATION, CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WAS AIMED AT REVIEWING THIS SITUATION.
WHEN THE OPERATION STARTED IN NOVEMBER, 1986, IT WAS CARRIED OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS BY THE TWO DEPARTMENTS.
"HOWEVER, AS THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE, WE INCREASED THE FREQUENCY FROM TWICE A YEAR TO QUARTERLY INTERVALS, POINTED OUT.
"WE HOPE THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY COMPANIES CONCERNED, WOULD EXERCISE SELF-DISCIPLINE THEIR OUTDOOR PUBLICITY POSTERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN
THE ADVERTISING IN DISPLAYING
"PERSONS WHO DISPLAY BILLS AND POSTERS IN PRIVATE PLACES WITHOUT OWNERS' CONSENT OR AT PUBLIC PLACES WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORISATION ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000,' THE SPOKESMAN
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STRESSED.
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