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SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1991
STEP-UP CHECKS AGAINST INACCURATE WEIGHING AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAVE THEIR SPOT CHECKS ON RETAILERS TO ENSURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ARE BEING USED.
THE
THAT ACCURATE
STEPPED UP WRIGHING
OR
OFFICER OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S
WONG, SAID TODAY MORE THAN 300 SPOT
PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW
CONDUCTED HAD (SUNDAY) OFFICERS OF THE BUREAU CHECKS SO FAR THIS YEAR.
"THIS COMPARES WITH A TOTAL OF 70 AND 279 SPOT CHECKS AND LAST YEAR RESPECTIVELY," HE SAID.
MR WONG SAID CUSTOMS OFFICERS CARRIED OUT SUCH SPOT ADDITION TO ACTING ON COMPLAINTS LODGED BY CONSUMERS.
HE REMINDED RETAILERS SUPPLYING GOODS BY WEIGHT OR
OR
EQUIPMENT FREQUENTLY CHECK THEIR WEIGHING
MEASURING ACCURACY.
IN 1989
CHECKS IN
MEASURE to то ENSURE
THE WRIGHTS AND MEASURES
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HE SAID OFFENDERS PROSECUTED UNDER ORDINANCE WERE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $20,000 IN FINE AND MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
"A
TOTAL OF 76
TRADERS HAVE BEEN
PROSECUTED ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT IN 1989 WITH FINES AMOUNTING TO $180,000, " HE SAID,
MR WONG
CONCERNING
WEIGHTS
DEPARTMENT
HAD THE SAID
AND MEASURES MALPRACTICES REPRESENTING A SLIGHT INCREASE WHEN COMPARED THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
SINCE
THE MORE THAN
134 RECEIVED
COMPLAINTS THIS YEAR, SO FAR WITH 129 CASES DURING
OF WEIGHTS BUREAU
RESPECT "ANY PERSON WISHING TO MAKE COMPLAINTS IN
STANDARDS INVESTIGATION AND MEASURES MAY CONTACT THE TRADING OF THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 714 6146.
OFFICE
OFFICERS OF THE OR THE HOURS,
"COMPLAINTS MAY ALSO BE REPORTED TO THE DUTY
NORMAL AFTER 852 3185 DEPARTMENT ON TEL. CONSUMER COUNCIL, HE SAID.
A ROAST MEAT
RETAILER
AND A FRESH MEAT INACCURATE
A FISH RETAILER, RETAILER WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $4,100 LAST MONTH FOR USING WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS.
IN THESE CASES, TESTS BY THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY SHOWED
FROM 6.25 TO THE READINGS OF THEIR WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS WERE PER CENT IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL WEIGHTS.
THAT
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