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Forms of tender and further particulars may be obtained from the Water Supplies Department, 44th floor, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Tenders must be clearly marked and addressed to the Chairman of the Central Tender Board. They must be placed in the Government secretariat Tender Box at the lift lobby, lower ground floor, Central Government Offices (East Wing), Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong before noon on Friday, March 1, 1996.
Late tenders will not be accepted.
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Public urged to prepare vegetables with care
Members of the public are today (Friday) reminded to take precaution when preparing vegetable dishes.
Assistant Director of Health, Dr Leung Pak-yin, said with the seasonal increase in the demand for vegetables, the Department of Health had stepped up checking and sampling at the Man Kam To checkpoint and retail outlets since last November.
"More vehicles from China are spot-checked daily during this season. Compared with 50 vehicles checked daily in summer time, more than 75 vehicles are now being checked daily," he added.
There has been one reported case of pesticide-contaminated vegetables poisoning involving three persons so far this year. All the affected persons have been discharged after receiving treatment.
To reduce food poisoning caused by pesticide contaminated vegetables, members of the public are advised to take the following precautionary measures:
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do not patronise unlicensed hawkers;
do not buy vegetables with an obviously strange smell;
wash well before cooking,