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Mr Cheng made the remarks when commenting a case heard at the Eastern Magistracy early this month.
The contractor William Construction Company and one of its employees were convicted of charges of carrying out demolition work in a dangerous manner and the absence of precautionary measures at a site in Thomson Road, Wan Chai.
Both pleaded guilty to all the offences. William Construction Company was fined a total of $65,000 and the employee $40,000.
"The Buildings Department expect contractors to observe safety rules. We will take legal action whenever these rules are violated," Mr Cheng said.
End/Monday, November 20, 1995
Water storage figure
Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 98.6 per cent of capacity or 577.891 million cubic metres.
This time last year the reservoirs contained 517.628 million cubic metres of water, representing 88.3 per cent of capacity.
End/Monday, November 20, 1995
Tender for the 7-Year exchange fund notes
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces today (Monday) that tender for the first issue of 7-year exchange fund notes will be held next Monday (November 27) for settlement on Tuesday (November 28).
An amount of $500 million 7-year notes will be offered. Another $100 million will be held as reserve by HKMA for supply to market makers in the secondary market.
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