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TRADERS FINED FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
BEEN IMPOSED ON THE WEIGHTS AND
FINES TOTALLING MORE THAN $100,000 HAVE TRADERS USING INACCURATE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS SINCE MEASURES ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.
ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY} BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, 45 OFFENDERS, INCLUDING 38 FOOD RETAILERS AND SEVEN SCRAP DEALERS, HAVE PAID A TOTAL OF $106,550 TO DATE.
THE FIGURES ALSO SHOW THAT, OF THE FOOD RETAILERS CONVICTED, 15 WERE FRUIT RETAILERS AND NINE WERE SEAFOOD RETAILERS. THE REST WERE RETAILERS SELLING VEGETABLES, ROAST MEAT AND POULTRY, AND
GROCERIES.
AN ACTING PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR WONG CHUN-KWONG, SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD SO FAR RECEIVED 301 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
"OF THESE COMPLAINTS, 140 WERE NOT SUBSTANTIATED, 119 WERE SUBSTANTIATED AND 42 ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, HE SAID.
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HE REMINDED PRODUCE RETAILERS SUPPLYING GOODS BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE TO CHECK WEIGHING OR MEASURING EQUIPMENT REGULARLY то ENSURE ACCURACY.
TWO FRUIT RETAILERS, A FISH RETAILER, A POULTRY RETAILER AND A GROCERIES HAWKER WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $7,000 THIS MONTH AFTER TESTS BY OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY SHOWED THAT THE READINGS OF THEIR WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS WAS FROM 5.7 TO 21.88 PER CENT IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL WEIGHT.
ANY PERSON WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MALPRACTICES IN RESPECT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SHOULD CONTACT EITHER THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT
(TEL. NO. 714 6146) OR THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.
COMPLAINTS MAY ALSO BE MADE TO DUTY OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 852 3185 AFTER NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.
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DREDGING OF SEABED AT EAST OF TUNG LUNG CHAU
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO PROCEED WITH DREDGING WORK WITHIN AN
OF ABOUT 3,630 HECTARES OF SEABED EAST OF TUNG LƯNG CHAU.
AREA
THE DREDGING IS TO PROVIDE MATERIALS FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION AND FUTURE RECLAMATIONS.
GRANT OF WITHIN AN AREA THE EAST COAST OF
IN CONNECTION WITH ANOTHER PROJECT, THE GOVERNMENT IS TO A LEASE TO HOI KONG CONTAINER SERVICES COMPANY LTD ABOUT 1.25 HECTARES OF FORESHORE AND SEABED OFF TSING YI ISLAND.
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