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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1992
WHICH INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES AND BANKS, RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF COINS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS POINTS FOR SORTING THE OLD FROM THE NEW FOR WITHDRAWAL.
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WILL BE A GRADUAL PROCESS AND WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE DESIGNS OF THE NEW COINS
STANDARDISED:
FEATURES A BAUHINJA
KONG" IN CHINESE
DENOMINATION AND ENGLISH AND THE REVERSE FEATURES THE
IN CHARACTERS AND ENGLISH WITH A LARGE ARABIC NUMERAL IN THE
HAVE BEEN
THE
FLOWER AND "HONG
OBVERSE CHARACTERS CHINESE
CENTRE AND THE YEAR OF ISSUE IMMEDIATELY BELOW IT.
THE SIZE, WEIGHT AND SHAPE OF THE NEW COINS, HOWEVER, REMAIN THE SAME AS THE EXISTING ONES. THEY ONLY DIFFER IN METAL COMPOSITIONS TO FACILITATE WITHDRAWAL BY MACHINE.
POSTERS WILL BE PUT UP IN BANKING HALLS AND GOVERNMENT POSTER
SITES TO FAMILIARISE THE PUBLIC OF THE NEW DESTON.
PUBLIC REMINDED NOT TO BRING IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VISITING CHINA AND OVERSEAS DURING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD ARE REMINDED NOT ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG.
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S SENTOR OFFICER, MR MARTIN LEUNG KA-LOK, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY};
'BOTH THE CUSTONS AUTHORITIES AND THE DEPARTMENT UP CONTROL MEASURES AT ALL ENTRY POINTS TO
GOODS VEHICLES DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.
中中
CHECK
COUNTRIES
BRING BACK
CONSERVATION
HAVE STEPPED ON TRAVELLERS AND
"ANYONE WHO TRIES TO ILLEGALLY BRING IN ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES, INCLUDING LIVE AND STUFFED SPECIMENS AS WELL AS PARTS AND DERIVATIVES WILL BE PROSECUTED.'
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MR LEUNG SAID THERE HAD BEEN 278 SEIZURES IN CONNECTION WITH
FIRST IF
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THE ENDANGERED SPECIES INVOLVED WERE MAINLY PARROT'S, CORALS BIRD-WINGED BUTTERFLIES, STUFFED SEA TURTLES, CROCODILES (STUFFED SPECIMENS AND THEIR MEATE, PANGOLINS, OWLS, BIRDS OF PREY, SLOW LORIS, GIANT SALAMANDER, WILD ORCHIDS AND IVORY.
(PROTECTION OF ANY POSSESS OF THE DIRECTOR OF
PLANTS IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ANIMALS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE TO IMPORT, EXPORT OR ENDANGERED SPRCIES WITHOUT THE PRIOR PERMISSION AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS MAY
$50,000 A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 ON THE FIRST OFFENCE AND MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE, MR LEUNG ADDED.
RESULT
IN
PLUS
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