SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1991
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CONSUMERS URGED TO COMPLAIN ON WEIGHING AND MEASURING MALPRACTICES
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HAS REMINDED CONSUMERS THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT
HOTLINE FOR COMPLAINTS
REPORTING MALPRACTICES USE OF THE CONCERNING INACCURATE WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS.
MAKE
IN RESPECT OF WEIGHTS STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU
ANY PERSON WISHING TO MAKE COMPLAINTS AND MEASURES MAY CONTACT THE TRADING OF THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 714 6146.
DUTY OFFICERS OF THE
COMPLAINTS MAY ALSO BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ON 852 3185 AFTER OFFICE HOURS, OR TO THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.
MR ANDREW AND WERE MORE
AND WEIGHTS
MEASURES
THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE BUREAU, WONG, SAID CONSUMERS HAD BECOME AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS
ABOUT WILLING
THEIR COMPLAINTS TO LODGE MALPRACTICES.
THE PUBLIC
"A TOTAL OF 375 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SINCE THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT IN 1989.
58 TRADERS AMOUNTED
"THE DEPARTMENT HAS SO FAR SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED UNDER THE ORDINANCE AND THE TOTAL FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT TO $140,050," HE SAID.
ACTING
ON COMPLAINTS,
BUREAU
OFFICERS
ALSO
APART FROM CONDUCTED SPOT CHECKS AT VARIOUS RETAIL OUTLETS AND STALLS.
MONTHS OF THIS MR WONG SAID.
"WE CONDUCTED 62 SPOT CHECKS IN THE FIRST TWO YEAR, COMPARED TO 279 LAST YEAR AND 70 IN 1989,
A KIOSK RETAILER,
AND OWNER
A A SEAFOOD RETAILER, A FRUIT
OF $10, TOTAL
000 IN FOUR RECENT RESTAURANT OPERATOR WERE FINED A
HAD LABORATORY
SHOWN THAT THE CASES AFTER TESTS BY THE GOVERNMENT READINGS OF THEIR WRIGHING INSTRUMENTS WERE FROM 10.31 CENT IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL WEIGHTS.
TO 18.75 PER
TREE PLANTING HELPS CONSERVE COUNTRYSIDE
INVOLVING THE PUBLIC PHYSICALLY IN TREE PLANTING IS EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP SPREAD THE CONSERVATION MESSAGE AND WOULD NO DOUBT FIND THEIR EXPERIENCE REWARDING.
SURELY AN THE PUBLIC
THIS WAS STATED BY EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR AND VICE-CHANCELLOR
GUNGWU, THIS (SUNDAY)
OF
MORNING TREE
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR WANG WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE 1991 COMMUNITY PLANTING SCHEME AT TSIU HANG SPECIAL AREA, SAI KUNG.
/THIS YEAR'S