THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1990
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CONTRACT AWARDED FOR BUILDING TWO LAUNCHES
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) AWARDED A $4.25 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CHEOY LEE SHIPYARDS LIMITED FOR THE LAUNCHES.
MILLION OF TWO
IN APRIL AND MAY NEXT
YEAR,
THE LAUNCHES, TO BE DELIVERED WILL BE 13.7 METRES IN LENGTH WITH A SPEED OF 16 KNOTS.
CONTROL OF THEY WILL BE USED FOR THE
SHIPPING MOVEMENT AND ΤΟ ENSURE ACTIVITIES IN THE PORT, AND
THAT LOCAL LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME REGULATIONS AND CONVENTIONS ARE COMPLIED AND THAT SAFETY STANDARDS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE PORT USERS.
WITH,
CHEOY LEE CONSTRUCTED
DEPARTMENT IN 1988.
TWO SIMILIAR
VESSELS
FOR
THE
MARINE
MARINE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE
OF CHEOY LEE. MR (GOVERNMENT FLEET), MR PETER CRISP, AND DIRECTORS KEN LO AND MR FRANK LO.
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SCRAP MERCHANT FINED FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING EQUIPMENT
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MERCHANTS USING WEIGHING OR MEASURING EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN WARNED BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THEIR EQUIPMENT REGULARLY.
THE WARNING CAME TODAY (THURSDAY} AFTER A METAL AND PAPER SCRAP DEALER WAS FINED $3,000 AT SOUTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO USING INACCURATE WEIGHING MACHINERY.
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IT WAS THE FIRST PROSECUTION TO BE BROUGHT BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT AGAINST A NON-FOOD BUSINESS SINCE THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT 17 MONTHS AGO.
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ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT, 20 OF THE 149 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED SO FAR UNDER THE ORDINANCE WERE LODGED AGAINST NON-FOOD BUSINESSES.
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OF THESE, 11 WERE LODGED AGAINST PETROL STATIONS, WHILE THE OTHERS INVOLVED LAUNDRIES, A LIQUEFIED CHLORINE DISTRIBUTOR AND SCRAP DEALERS.
THE COURT HEARD THAT THE DEFENDANT, TSANG KWONG-TING, TRADED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 7-11 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON.
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ACTING ON A COMPLAINT, CUSTOMS OFFICERS AND TWO GOVERNMNET CHEMISTS VISITED THE DEFENDANT'S SHOP ON DECEMBER 14 LAST YEAR.
/A PRELIMINARY