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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1991
MET. THEY VARIOUS CONDITIONS FOR TRANSFER HAVE TO BE
INCLUDE SENTENCE HAS THE OFFENCE FOR WHICH A
BEEN IMPOSED CONSTITUTING A CRIMINAL OFFENCE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE RECEIVING STATE, PRISONER BEING A NATIONAL OF THE RECEIVING STATE, THE JUDGEMENT FINAL, AND THE CONSENT OF BOTH GOVERNMENTS AND THE PRISONER.
THE BEING
ANY PARTY MAY REFUSE CONSENT WITHOUT GIVING A REASON.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT WAS HUMANITARIAN.
BY
EASILY VISITED "A PRISONER IN HIS OWN COUNTRY CAN BE MORE
HAVE
WITH RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AND DOES NOT
TO COPE
A FOREIGN CAN ALSO BE BETTER LANGUAGE, UNFAMILIAR DIET AND LOCAL CUSTOMS. HE PREPARED FOR EVENTUAL RETURN TO LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY," HE EXPLAINED.
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DAIRY FARM FINED FOR BREAKING LABELLING REGULATIONS
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THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY LIMITED HAS BEEN FINED $10,000 LAST MONTH FOR FAILING TO MARK OR LABEL PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 132.
IT WAS THE COMPANY'S SECOND CONVICTION IN JUST OVER A YEAR. IN NOVEMBER 1989, IT WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $15,000 FOR THREE SIMILAR OFFENCES.
PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS IN THE LATEST CASE INCLUDED MACKEREL FILLET PROVENCE STYLE, ANCHOVY PASTES, TARRAGON MUSTARD AND FRESH CHEESE SWEETENED WITH FRUIT.
THEY WERE SOLD AT THE COMPANY'S RETAIL SHOP, OLIVER'S DELICATESSAN/SNACK BAR, IN TSIM SHA TSUI IN MAY LAST YEAR WITH LABELLING ONLY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POINTED OUT THAT AS STIPULATED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS AND UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED, ALL FOOD ITEMS IN PREPACKAGED FORM MUST BE ENGLISH OR CHINESE LANGUAGE OR IN BOTH LIST OF INGREDIENTS, AN INDICATION OF AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR STATEMENT OF SPECIAL STORAGE CONDITIONS OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.
PROPERLY LABELLED IN FITHER DESIGNATION OF THE FOOD, A MINIMUM DURABILITY, THE NAME PACKER OF THE FOOD AND THE
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS THAT FOOD ITEMS IN PREPACKAGED FORM, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY PACKED, MUST BE PROPERLY MARKED OR LABELLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW.
CONTRAVENTION OF THE REGULATIONS MAY RESULT IN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT, HE ADDED.
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