THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1990
REMINDER ON ILLEGAL FISH MARKETING
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) IS WITH THE POLICE TO STEP UP PROSECUTION MARKETING ACTIVITIES IN THE TERRITORY.
MEN
CO-OPERATING
ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL FISH
OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR RAYMOND FOLLOWING A RECENT COURT FINED $5,000 AT THE CENTRAL OF 2,605 KILOGRAMS OF MARINE
THE SENIOR FISHERIES OFFICER CHUNG, ISSUED A REMINDER TODAY (THURSDAY)
WERE EACH CASE IN WHICH THREE
TOTAL MAGISTRACY FOR TRANSPORTING A FISH WITHOUT PERMIT.
TWO OF THE DEFENDANTS WERE IMPRISONMENT SUSPENDED FOR TWO YEARS.
ALSO
SENTENCED TO THREE MONTHS'
IN ADDITION, ALL THE FISH SEIZED, VALUED AT MORE THAN WERE CONFISCATED.
$27,000,
JOINT THE THREE MEN WERE ARRESTED ON MAY 25 THIS YEAR DURING A
AFD TO COMBAT ILLEGAL FISH MARKETING OPERATION OF THE POLICE AND ACTIVITIES IN CAUSEWAY BAY.
THE
MR CHUNG SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT HEAVY PENALTIES IMPOSED BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT, COURT, TOGETHER WITH STRINGENT WOULD FURTHER DETER PEOPLE FROM BREACHING THE LAW.
AN OFFENCE UNDER THE MARINE FISH (MARKETING) ORDINANCE, IT IS
ON LAND OR IN THE TO TRANSPORT OVER 60 KILOGRAMS OF MARINE FISH
WITHOUT WATERS OF HONG KONG IN ANY VESSEL OTHER THAN A FISHING VESSEL
THE FISH A PERMIT. IT IS ALSO AN OFFENCE TO LAND MARINE FISH OUTSIDE MARKETING ORGANISATION WHOLESALE FISH MARKETS WITHOUT A PERMIT.
OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO A MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
MAXIMUM FINE OF
$10,000 AND SIX
DURING THE
PAST
18
PROSECUTIONS
то RELATING
MONTHS, ILLEGAL FISH
THERE WERE
MARKETING,
178
SUCCESSFUL
INVOLVING
195
DEFENDANTS.
TONNES OF
THE TOTAL FINE AMOUNTED TO $174,300. A TOTAL OF 55 MARINE FISH, VALUED AT ABOUT $599,000, WERE ALSO CONFISCATED.
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