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The seminar, opened by the Vice Minister of Construction, Mr Zhao Baojiang, and the Secretary for Works was attended by over 140 delegates from the Mainland and Hong Kong including senior government officials, professionals and academics who also participated in a number of presentations and discussion sessions.
The Mainland delegates were headed by the President of the China Association for Engineering Construction Standardisation, Mr Yang Sizhong and Director, Department of Standards and Norms of the Ministry of Construction, Mr Xu Yiping.
Besides officials from Beijing, some delegates came from as far as Shanghai, Sichuan, Hangzhou and Harbin to attend the Seminar.
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79 convicted pollution cases recorded in March
A total of 79 convictions were recorded in the courts in March for breaching anti-pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 17 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO), 39 under the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO), 11 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance(APCO), one under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (OLPO) and II under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO).
The fines ranged from $1,500 to $180,000.
Chun Wo Building Construction Limited was fined for $180,000 for permitting the use of powered mechanical equipment without a valid permit.
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