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SEPARATELY, THE BILL ALSO SEEKS то INCREASE THE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES RELATED TO STRATEGIC COMMODITIES SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE DETERRENT AGAINST ILLEGAL TRADE IN WEAPONS AND GOODS WITH MILITARY APPLICATIONS.
"STRATEGIC COMMODITIES OFFENCES TRIED ON INDICTMENT WILL ATTRACT A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SEVEN YEARS' IMPRISONMENT AND AN UNLIMITED FINE; WHICH ARE IN LINE WITH THE PENALTIES IN OTHER COMMON LAW JURISDICTIONS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE MAXIMUM PENALTY OF A FINE OF $500,000 AND TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT FOR OFFENCES ON SUMMARY CONVICTION REMAINS UNCHANGED.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 25.
NEW POST OFFICE OPENS TODAY
**
LOCATED THE WAN TAU TONG POST OFFICE, A NEW BRANCH POST OFFICE
TAU TONG ESTATE, TAI PO, NEW AT SHOP CX28, SHOPPING CENTRE, WAN TERRITORIES, OPENED FOR BUSINESS AT NOON TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THIS
POST OFFICE
PROVIDES
THE
NORMAL
RANGE OF
COUNTER
SERVICES. THE BUSINESS HOURS ARE:
MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 9.30 AM TO 1 PM
2 PM TO 5 PM
SATURDAY
: 9.30 AM TO 1 PM
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 656 7717.
THE
POSTMASTER
MR GENERAL,
AT
PAGLIARI, MICHELANGELO
AND THE ΤΑΙ PO DISTRICT THE
THIS OPENING CEREMONY
ΤΑΙ
PO
DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO YUNG-SANG,
OFFICIATED OFFICER, MR PO PUI-LEONG, MORNING.
THE TOTAL NUMBER PRESENT IS 121.
OF
BRANCH POST OFFICES
IN HONG KONG AT
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DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO
CONSIDERATION
THE ADVICE OF
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON KWOK CHI-WO ON MAY 23, 1989 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO A SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
KWOK WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF MISS YAU TSE-KWAN.
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