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TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1990
IN THESE TWO CASES, A CHINESE STEELYARD USED BY THE HAWKER AND A PLATFORM WEIGHING MACHINE USED BY THE SCRAP DEALER WERE FOUND TO BR INACCURATE ON PRELIMINARY CHECKING. THE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS WERE SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY FOR FURTHER TESTING.
TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CHINESE STEELYARD HAD A HIGHEST ERROR OF 18.75 PER CENT IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL WEIGHT WHILE THE PLATFORM WEIGHING MACHINE'S HIGHEST ERROR WAS 34.2 PER CENT LESS THAN THE ACTUAL WEIGHT,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID ANY PERSON WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MALPRACTICES IN RESPECT OF WRIGHTS AND MEASURES SHOULD CONTACT EITHER THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT (TEL. 714 6146) OR THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.
HE SAID COMPLAINTS COULD ALSO BE MADE TO DUTY OFFICERS CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 862 3186 AFTER HOURS.
NORMAL
OF THE OFFICE
HOSTEL TO RUN TRIAL SCHEME ON BOCIAL REHABILITATION
SOCIETY OF BOYS' THE CHEUNG HONG HOSTEL, OPERATING UNDER THE
WILL CENTRES,
RUN A PILOT SCHEME то ACCOMMODATE YOUNG WORKING FROM MONDAY, JULY PROBATIONERS REQUIRING HOSTEL PLACEMENT, STARTING
16.
FOR THE
A SPOKESMAN
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THE SCHEME WOULD BE ON TRIAL FOR A YEAR.
THE HOSTEL, SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF HONG FUNG HOUSE CHEUNG HONG ESTATE, TSING YI, HAS A CAPACITY OF 40.
IN
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"IT WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE TO BOYS, AGED BETWEEN 14
PEAK
O AND
PUI SHAN 17 WHO ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE CASTLE
BOYS' WORKING OR RECKIVING HOMES, OR UNDER PROBATION SUPERVISION, BE THEY VOCATIONAL TRAINING," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
AND
DISCHARGEES FROM THE TWO BOYS' HOMES WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH
SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE,
PERIOD OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING WITH
BE IN NEED OF HALF-WAY HOSTEL SERVICE UPON DISCHARGE.
A
AND
BREN CONVICTED OF ONLY MINOR
THE PROBATIONERS
WOULD HAVE
OFFENCES, PREFERABLY
BB
CONVICTION
RELATING
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FIRST DRUGS,
AND OFFENDERS,
TRIAD,
WITHOUT
RECORDS OF
OR SEXUAL,
VIOLENT CRIME
OFFENCES.
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