MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1993
OF
EMERGENCE
"THE GROWTH OF APCCA IS YET ANOTHER INDICATOR OF THE THIS REGION OVER THE LAST DECADE OR SO, NOT JUST AS AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE WHICH SETS AN EXAMPLE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, BUT AS AN AREA WHERE THERE IS A LIVELY MARKET PLACE IN IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS WHICH ARE HELPING OUR VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES SHAPE A MODERN PROGRESSIVE IDENTITY.
AND
"THIS CONFERENCE IS BUT ONE ILLUSTRATION OF HOW CO-OPERATION AND EXPERIENCE-SHARING BENEFITS US ALL, SIR DAVID ADDED.
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THE AGENDA INCLUDES THE RIGHTS AND TREATMENT OF UNCONVICTED PRISONERS, THE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENDERS, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR CORRECTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL CO- OPERATION FOR CORRECTIONS.
A
A FULL PROGRAMME OF VISITS TO VARIOUS TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG WILL BE ARRANGED DURING THE CONFERENCE. FINAL REPORT WILL BE COMPILED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AFTER CONFERENCE.
THE
HOTLINE FOR OVERLOADING COMPLAINTS
* * *
HOTLINE A
WILL BE SET UP IN THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REPORT OVERLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES.
THE HOTLINE
-
829 5555 WILL BE
OPERATED FROM WEDNESDAY
(NOVEMBER 17).
COMPLAINTS WILL BE DEALT WITH MANUALLY DURING OFFICE HOURS. TELEPHONE RECORDING SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATED AFTER OFFICE HOURS.
APART
A
PUBLIC MAY
FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HOTLINE, THE ALSO USE THE 24-HOUR POLICE HOTLINE 527 7177 - TO FILE COMPLAINTS.
UNIT
A
RECEIVED FROM SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID COMPLAINTS BOTH SOURCES WOULD BE PASSED ON TO THE RELEVANT REGIONAL TRAFFIC OF THE POLICE FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
"INFORMATION
REGARDING
THE
COMPLAINANT WILL. BE KEPT
IN
CONFIDENCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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ASSIGNED
HIR ADDED
VEHICLE THAT IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW FOR A GOODS HAVE A LOADING EXCEEDING THE PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.
"OVERLOADING
DOES
OF NOT ONLY LOWER THE BRAKING ABILITY
THE ALSO DAMAGES ROAD VEHICLE THUS INCREASING A CHANCE FOR ACCIDENT, IT PAVEMENT AND INCREASES THE NEED FOR ROAD REPAIR, HE SAID.
VEHICLES
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UPON CONVICTION, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR OVERLOADING OF GOODS
IS
THREE A FINE OF $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR
MONTHS ON FIRST CONVICTION AND A FINE OF $10,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS ON SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.
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