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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1990
IN SHAM SHUI PO, AUTHORISATION HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO CARRY OUT DREDGING WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 295 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED AT YAU MA TEI ANCHORAGE.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE MARINE ACCESS TO AND FROM THE SHAM SLUI PO COASTLINE. THE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED ΤΟ BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER AND BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 1992.
THE EXTENT OF THE AREAS AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN NOTICES OF AUTHORISATION PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE.
ANY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS THAT HIS INTEREST, RIGHT OR EASEMENT IN ON OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED INVOLVED WILL BE INJURIOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE UNDERTAKING MAY DELIVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS A WRITTEN CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION ON OR BEFORE
MAY
10 NEXT YEAR.
HE SHOULD STATE IN HIS SUBMISSION THE SUM OF MONEY WHICH HE IS WILLING TO ACCEPT IN FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM AND SHOULD SUBMIT SUCH PARTICULARS WHICH HE POSSESSES TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS CLAIM.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST RETAILERS ON THE RISE
**
AGAINST
RETAILERS USING INACCURATE ALMOST TREBLED LAST MONTH, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WEIGHING OR MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE
CONTROLS
OFFICER OF
THE
DEPARTMENT'S SAID IT WAS THEIR
TRADE PRINCIPAL TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW WONG, ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT CONSUMERS HAD GRADUALLY BECOME AWARE OF RIGHT TO REPORT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES MALPRACTICES.
"WE RECEIVED
23
COMPLAINTS
LAST
MONTH,
AVERAGE OF JUST OVER EIGHT SINCE THE WEIGHTS
1989," HE SAID. CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1
+
A
AGAINST
MONTHLY AND MEASURES ORDINANCE
GOODS BY WEIGHT MEASUR ING EQUIPMENT REGULARLY
MR WONG REMINDED PRODUCE RETAILERS SUPPLYING OR MEASURE TO CHECK THEIR WEIGHING OR TO ENSURE ITS ACCURACY.
HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD SO FAR RECEIVED 149 COMPLAINTS THE PUBLIC UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
FROM
/"OF THESE