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Police duties related fees to be revised
Fees for the issue and renewal of temporary liquor licence and massage establishment licence will be revised from May 25 this year, a Government spokesman announced today (Wednesday).
In addition, fees related to licences issued and storage services provided under the Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance will be adjusted on the same day.
Details of the revised fees are set out in the Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Regulation 1995, Firearms and Ammunition (Amendment) Regulation 1995, Firearms and Ammunition (Storage Fees)(Amendment) Order 1995 and Massage Establishments (Amendment) Regulation 1995 to be gazetted on Friday (April 21).
The spokesman said the revised fees were set at levels sufficient to recover the full costs of providing the services.
End/Wednesday, April 19, 1995
52 fined for breaching anti-pollution law
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A total of 52 convictions were recorded in the courts last month for breaching anti-pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 18 were made under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance, 16 under the Noise Control Ordinance, 15 under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, two under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance and one under the Waste Disposal (Livestock Waste) Regulations.
The fines ranged from $2,000 to $100,000. Topwide Engineering Limited was fined $100,000 upon its second conviction for permitting the use of power mechanical equipment for construction work without a permit.