SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1994
FOOD
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PROPER LABELLING FOR PREPACKAGED FOOD REQUIRED
*
OR MARK PACKED, AS DRUGS (COMPOSITION
MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS MUST PROPERLY LABEL PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY STIPULATED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE FOOD AND AND LABELING) REGULATIONS.
THAT
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID TODAY
MAXIMUM TO WERE SUBJECT
A
FINE OF $25,000 OFFENDERS
IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS UPON CONVICTION.
(SATURDAY)
AND
IMPROPERLY
TWO TOTAL OF LABELED
THE REMINDER WAS ISSUED FOLLOWING TWO COURT CASES IN WHICH FOOD SHOP OPERATORS IN TSUEN WAN AND CENTRAL WERE FINED A
AFTER THEY
GUILTY OF SELLING PLEADED $4,000 PREPACKAGED MOONCAKE AND COCONUT SABRE.
TWO DEFENDANTS THE COURT WAS TOLD THAT THE FOOD SOLD BY THE WERE NOT MARKED OR LABELED WITH THE NAME OR DESIGNATION OF THE FOOD, THE NUMERICAL COUNT OF THE CONTENTS OR THE NET WEIGHT OF THE FOOD,
NAME AND
OF ADDRESS
THE MINIMUM DURABILITY, INDICATION OF ITS
OR ENGLISH AS MANUFACTURER AND THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS IN CHINESE REQUIRED BY THE REGULATIONS.
FIRE SAFETY ADVICE FOR GRAVE-SWEEPERS
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) TODAY (SATURDAY) VISIT URGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE EXTRA CARE IN HANDLING FIRE WHEN THEY
DURING THE CHING MING THEIR ANCESTRAL
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE GRAVES FESTIVAL PERIOD.
THE DEPARTMENT'S
COUNTRY PARKS PROTECTION
OFFICER, MR CHAN
PING-KWONG, SAID:
"IN VIEW OF THE POTENTIAL HIGH FIRE RISK DURING THE CHING FESTIVAL PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT WILL MOBILISE 18 TEAMS OF 162 FIGHTERS ON STAND-BY DUTIES ROUND-THE-CLOCK TO SAFEGUARD COUNTRY PLANTATIONS.
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MING
FIRE PARK
SIX TEAMS OF 120 CIVIL AID SERVICES PERSONNEL WILL JOIN THE AFD FIRE FIGHTERS.
MR CHAN SAID MOST OF THE COUNTRYSIDE FIRES WERE CAUSED BY HUMAN OBSERVED A FEW NEGLIGENCE AND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF PEOPLE SIMPLE RULES.
THESE RULES ARE:
* BURN WORSHIPPING ITEMS IN METAL CONTAINERS;
/*
DO NOT