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MONDAY, MAY 24, 1993
THE SPOKESMAN SAID INITIALLY, TWO WORKING GROUPS CHILD ABUSE AND THE OTHER ON SERVICES FOR YOUTH AT RISK WERE TO SET UP.
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BOTH WORKING GROUPS WILL CONSIST OF REPRESENTATIVES RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND INDIVIDUALS IN RELATED PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC FIELDS.
"THEY WILL REPORT THEIR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE IMMEDIATE TASK AHEAD IS TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN CONCERNING THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK AND ΤΟ SOLUTIONS THROUGH CONCERTED EFFORTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS.
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THERE IS ANY NEED TO EFFECT CHANGES IN POLICY DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED.
"THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE YOUTH COMMISSION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PROPER LABELLING FOR PREPACKAGED FOOD REQUIRED
WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS OF FOOD MUST PROPERLY LABEL OR MARK PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY PACKED, AS STIPULATED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT OFFENDERS WERE SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS UPON CONVICTION.
SAID TODAY (MONDAY) FINE OF $25,000 AND
THE REMINDER WAS ISSUED FOLLOWING TWO RECENT COURT CASES IN WHICH A FOOD WHOLESALER IN TSUEN WAN AND A HAWKER IN SHEUNG WAN WERE FOUND GUILTY OF SELLING IMPROPERLY LABELLED PREPACKAGED DRIED MUSHROOM AND SWEETENED LOTUS SEED RESPECTIVELY. THEY WERE FINED TOTAL OF $1,900.
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THE COURTS WERE TOLD THAT THE FOOD SOLD BY THE TWO DEFENDANTS WERE NOT MARKED OR LABELLED, AMONG OTHER DETAILS, WITH THEIR NAME OR DESIGNATION, AND INDICATION OF THE MINIMUM DURABILITY AND THE NUMERICAL COUNT OF THE CONTENTS OR THE NET WEIGHT OF THE
AS REQUIRED BY THE REGULATIONS.
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