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OPERATIONS TO SUPPRESS ILLEGAL SALE OF DIESEL OIL

OF DIESEL OIL IN THE PAST

CUSTOMS OFFICERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SEIZED

THREE DAYS IN A SERIES OF ACTION TO SUPPRESS ITS ILLEGAL SALE.

ABOUT 6.093 LITRES ENFORCEMENT

DURING

OF TOTAL

12 CHINESE MALE WERE

A OPERATIONS, THE ARRESTED AND 14 VEHICLES DETAINED.

THE VALUE OF THE SEIZURE AMOUNTED TO ABOUT $23,762 WITH A POTENTIAL OF $10,845.

DUTY

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IN A JOINT OPERATION BY

AND OPERATION THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY), BRANCHES OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE CHINESE MALE WERE ARRESTED AND 3,180 LITRES OF DIESEL WERE SEIZED.

THE OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN TAI PO, SHA TIN, SAI KUNG TSUEN WAN AREAS.

AND

ON TUESDAY AND

WEDNESDAY, CUSTOMS

OFFICERS SEIZED

2,913

LITRES OF DIESEL OIL AT TAI PO AND FANLING AREAS.

MALE SUSPECTED TO BE SELLING AS A RESULT, TWO CHINESE DIESEL WERE CHARGED UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE.

TO BE SUSPECTED

THE

FROM IMPORTED THE SEIZED DIESEL OIL IS

USERS AT $3.90 PBR MAINLAND CHINA BY DUMP TRUCKS FOR SALE TO LOCAL LITRE. THE SELLING PRICE OF DIESEL IN CHINA IS HK$2.90 PER LITRE.

UP TO TODAY, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DIESEL 21,180 LITRES WHILE THE AMOUNT SEIZED FOR THE WAS 4,940 LITRES.

SEIZED THIS YEAR WHOLE YEAR LAST

IS YEAR

FACTORY INSPECTORS TO EXPLAIN NEW SAFETY LAW

* *

FROM

NOW

AND

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN

OF INDUSTRIAL PROPRIETORS TO DECEMBER TO ENHANCE THE AWARENESS WORKERS IN SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK.

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то

THE

THE DRIVE WAS AIMED AT HELPING BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

GENERAL DUTIES" PROVISIONS OF MEET THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE

COME INTO FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE WHICH WILL EFFECT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.

WILL

INSPECTORS FACTORY "A SPECIAL TEAM OF EIGHT EXPERIENCED

CONSTRUCTION SITES VISIT FACTORIES AND

то EXPLAIN TO PROPRIETORS LAW AND ADVISE THEM ON NECESSARY THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE NEW

TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND MEASURES TO BE TAKEN

OF THEIR HON-TING, EMPLOYEES," ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HEALTH CHAN

/MR CHAN

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