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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1992
HAWKERS CAUGHT FOR USING INACCURATE BALANCES
* * * *
FOUR
FRUIT
HAWKERS
CAUGHT WERE
YESTERDAY
ALLEGEDLY USING INACCURATE SPRING BALANCES FOR TRADE, THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE.
(WEDNESDAY}
THUS VIOLATING
FOR
JUNCTION OF BY CUSTOMS
AND LONGANS AT THE THEY WERE SELLING CHERRIES JORDAN ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD AT 2 PM WHEN THEY WERE CAUGHT OFFICERS FROM THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU DURING A SPOT CHECK ON DISHONEST HAWKERS.
THEIR SPRING BALANCES WERE INDICATE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ACTUAL WEIGHT.
FOUND TO HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO
OUNCES OF FRUIT ΤΟ "ROUGHLY, THEIR CUSTOMERS GOT ONLY EIGHT EVERY POUND THEY PAID FOR," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
ΤΟ
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE
ΤΟ BRING OFFENDERS CONDUCT SURPRISE CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO JUSTICE.
MALPRACTICES ON WEIGHTS "ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
BUREAU ON TELEPHONE 714 6146 DURING AND MEASURES MAY CONTACT THE OFFICE HOURS, OR 852 3185 AFTER OFFICE HOURS," HE ADDED.
HAWKERS
-
THE DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PROSECUTION ACTION
TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 45 AND 85.
AGAINST THE FOUR
THEIR
SPRING
BALANCES
HAVE
BEEN
DETAINED
FOR
FURTHER
EXAMINATION.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
REVERSAL OF LAF
BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF
NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY
EFFECT OF LAF TODAY
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER TWI 109.6 +0.1 09.7.92
/OS KONG
$ MILLION
1,288
-300
988
NIL
+90
1,078