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Thursday, May 11, 1972

"Prosecution seems to be the only effective deterrent when offenders

persist in this way," the spokesman said.

He added that in Lei Cheng Uk estate, six hawkers in the cleaned-up area occupying resited stalls were fined sums ranging up to $300 for

storing goods outside the stall area.

In other estates, prosecution against shopkeepers who were storing

their goods outside the shop ranged up to $600.

The same problems have arisen in resettlement factories and

during April alone 33 successful prosecutions were taken against factory

tenants who were causing obstruction by leaving raw material, or finished

goods, outside their factories in the public spaces.

In these cases, fines ranged up to $2,500.

Note to editors:

A photograph illustrating this item

is boxed separately this evening.

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