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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1993
(H) GRANT ON OCTOBER 1, 1992 OF A 37,520-SQUARE
(PANDING SHEUNG SHUI TOWN
LOT
NO. 36) IN
METRE SITE PING, TIN BY WAY OF
$633,420,000
FOR
SHEUNG SHUI TO MARVEI, FUNDS COMPANY LIMITED INSITU EXCHANGE AT A PREMIUM OF PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
FROM
1992,
AN
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS ROSE BY FOUR PER CENT 1,447,391 IN DECEMBER 1991 TO 1,505,003 IN DECEMBER INTERESTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATOR.
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ILLEGALLY IMPORTED CORAL SEIZED
JOINT
SEIZED A LARGE то BE ILLEGALLY
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT {AFD), IN A OPERATION WITH THE MARINE POLICE YESTERDAY (MONDAY) AMOUNT OF STONY CORALS AND GIANT CLAMS SUSPECTED IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG.
MAN-KWONG, SAID SPECIES, THE IMPORT AND THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS
SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER OF AFD, MR CHEUNG STONY CORAL AND GIANT CLAM WERE ENDANGERED EXPORT OF WHICH WERE CONTROLLED UNDER (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE.
"ANYONE WHO WISHES TO IMPORT AND EXPORT THESE ITEMS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR AS PERSONAL EFFECT MUST APPLY FOR A LICENCE IN ADVANCE FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT."
THE OPERATION YESTERDAY TOOK PLACE AROUND 5 PM.
IN A SEARCH CONDUCTED ON BOARD A CARGO JUNK OFF SAI KUNG, AFD OFFICERS FOUND 70 CARTONS OF STONY CORALS AND TWO CARTONS OF GIANT CLAMS WITH NO IMPORT LICENCE.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST SEIZURE OF SUCH ITEMS MADE BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SINCE THE CONTROL CAME INTO EFFECT IN 1989,' MR CHEUNG SAID.
"
THE STONY CORALS SEIZED WERE ABOUT 300 PIECES, WEIGHING 1,500 KILOGRAMS, AFTER TREATMENT, THE SEIZED GOODS WOULD HAVE A MARKET PRICE OF ABOUT $60,000.
THREE PERSONS CONNECTED WITH THE CASE MIGHT BE CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES LATER.
MR CHEUNG REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VISITING OVERSEAS COUNTRIES DURING THE COMING LUNAR NEW YEAR NOT TO BRING BACK ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG.
"ANYONE WHO TRIES TO ILLEGALLY BRING IN ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES, INCLUDING LIVE AND STUFFED SPECIMENS AS WELL AS PARTS AND DERIVATIVES, WILL BE PROSECUTED.
/HE SAID