FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1994
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MEANWHILE, 3,332 SQUARE METRES OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LOTS NORTH DISTRICT AND PUI O ON LANTAU WILL BE RESUMED.
IN
THE LAND IS TO BE USED
CHANNEL THE
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FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DRAINAGE FLOODING RISK IN MUK
TA KWU ALLEVIATE
LING, CONNECTING AN AQUEDUCT NEW TERRITORIES AND TREATMENT WORKS WITH THE EXISTING SHEK PIK/SILVERMINE
WU,
THE
SIU HO WAN BAY AQUEDUCT.
THE FOUR PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO START SOON.
THE
THE LAND WILL BE REVERTED TO THE GOVERNMENT ON THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF POSTING OF NOTICES ON THE LOTS.
RESUMPTION DETAILS WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
EXPIRY OF
0
GARMENT TRADERS FINED $1.5M FOR ORIGIN FRAUD
A MANUFACTURER, AN EXPORTER AND AN AGENT OF GARMENTS PROSECUTED BY THE CUSTOMS FOR GIVING FALSE INFORMATION IN
OF ORIGIN WAS APPLYING CERTIFICATE
FINED A TOTAL OF $1,479,000 YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) AT SAN PO KONG MAGISTRACY.
ALL THE DEFENDANTS, EAGLE WILL LTD, PRETTY BASE LTD AND ITS DIRECTOR CHEUNG KIN WAI, ARTKEY HARBOUR LTD AND ITS DIRECTOR LAM MAN FAI, PLEADED GUILTY TO 26 COUNTS OF THE OFFENCE.
THE COURT HEARD THAT THE DEFENDANTS HAD APPLIED FOR CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN FROM THE TRADE DEPARTMENT FROM DECEMBER 27, 1991 TO JANUARY 6, 1992 TO EXPORT $1.5 MILLION WORTH OF LADIES GARMENTS TO FRANCE.
THE GOODS WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE ALL THEIR MANUFACTURING DONE IN HONG KONG.
INVESTIGATION BY CUSTOMS ENTIRELY MANUFACTURED IN CHINA.
PROCESS
REVEALED THAT THE GARMENTS WERE
TENDERS INVITED FOR OPERATING TUEN MUN LANDFILL
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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR OPERATING THE PILLAR POINT VALLEY LANDFILL IN TUEN MUN FOR 20 MONTHS STARTING FROM MARCH.
WORKS INCLUDE THE LANDFILLING OF ABOUT 1.6 MILLION TONNES OF REFUSE, EXCAVATION OF SOME 0.5 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF EARTH FROM AN ADJOINING BORROW AREA, PROGRESSIVE COVERING OF PART OF THE LANDFILL' SITE, ASSOCIATED ROAD AND DRAINAGE
LANDSCAPING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING.
WORKS,
/LANDFILLING CONSISTS
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