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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1990
PLATINUM
IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FOUR OF THESE SHOPS HAD NOT DISPLAYED THE REQUIRED GOLD MARKING ORDER NOTICES, TWO HAD NO
MARKING ORDER NOTICES AND ONE WAS WITHOUT BOTH NOTICES.
THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, MR H.Y. LI, SAID THAT APART FROM THESE SEVEN CASES, SEVEN OTHER SIMILAR CASES WHICH WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE OPERATION IN AUGUST LAST YEAR HAD EARLIER BEEN BROUGHT TO COURT.
MR LI RECALLED THAT THESE SEVEN OPERATORS OF GOLD AND JEWELLERY SHOPS HAD BEEN FINED A TOTAL OF $13,500 FOR CONTRAVENING THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER 1984 AND THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988.
"THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR CONTRAVENING THE ORDERS IS A FINE OF $100,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS ON SUMMARY CONVICTION AND A FINE OF $500,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR FIVE YEARS ON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT, HE SAID.
HE REMINDED TRADERS OF GOLD AND PLATINUM ARTICLES THAT OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WOULD CARRY OUT INSPECTIONS TO THEIR SHOPS FROM TIME TO TIME.
"THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRADERS WILL EVENTUALLY COMPLY WITH THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS IN THE LEGISLATION, HE SAID.
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TENDERS INVITED FOR TSKUNG KWAN O DEVELOPMENT
THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 18 INVITING TENDERS FOR RECLAMATION, SITE FORMATION AND ROAD WORKS IN TSEUNG KWAN O AS PART OF THE CONTINUING PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, ABOUT 35 HECTARES OF LAND TO THE OF KING LAM ESTATE AND SOUTHEAST OF HAVEN OF HOPE SANATORIUM RECLAIMED.
SOUTHWEST WILL BE
SITE FORMATION WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT FOR FUTURE USES OF PUBLIC HOUSING, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONAL, COMMUNITY, ROAD WORKS AND OPEN SPACE.
IN ADDITION, FOUR KILOMETRES OF ROADS, THREE PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS AND A SECTION OF MTR TUNNEL OF ABOUT 100 METRES LONG WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT TO COMPLETE.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS IS NOON ON FEBRUARY 16.
33 MONTHS
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