The fines ranged from $3,000 to $75,000. Two companies received a fine of $75,000 for their offences.
China State Construction Engineering Corporation was fined $75,000 for permitting the use of powered mechanical equipment without a construction noise permit while Hong Kong Paper Mills Limited was fined $75,000 for failing to comply with the requirement of a noise abatement notice.
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Exhibition of winning projects on civic education
Members of the public are invited to the exhibition on winning projects of the inter-school civic education programme design competition (primary) which is now being held at the Civic Education Resource Centre.
An inspector of the Education Department, Mrs Fung Man Siu-hung, said: "The seventeen winning projects on display at the exhibition show the efforts of participating schools in organising effective civic education programmes.
"The exhibition also facilitates the sharing of experience among schools in the promotion of civic education."
Exhibits are now displayed at the Civic Education Resource Centre (Hong Kong), Room 307, 4 Pak Fuk Road, North Point, until August 10.
The opening hours are between 9 am and 12.30 pm on Mondays, 2 pm and 5 pm on Wednesdays and 9 am and noon on Saturdays.
The exhibition will also be held at the Civic Education Resource Centre (Kowloon), Room 502, 19 Hok Yuen Street, Hung Hom from August 19 to September 21. The opening hours are from 2 pm to 5 pm on Tuesdays, 9 am to 12.30 pm on Thursdays and 9 am to noon on Saturdays.
Interested parties are reminded that the exhibition will be closed in the event of school closure announcements by the Director of Education.
Further enquiries should be directed to the Civic Education/Religious Studies Section of the Education Department's Advisory Inspectorate on 2892 6517 or 2892 6516.
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