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Friday, July 13, 1973
POLLUTING THE HARBOUR CAN BE COSTLY
The Marine Department today warned floating restaurant and
other boat operators not to pollute the waters of Hong Kong.
A spokesman pointed out that many vessel owners had the habit
of depositing rubbish or waste material into the harbour.
Irrespective of the amount of substance dumped into the harbour,
they are liable to be prosecuted, he said.
A recent example was a case before Mr. P.M. Corfe in Central
Court yesterday (July 12) when a floating restaurant in Aberdeen was
fined $200 for polluting Aberdeen harbour,
Thile imposing the fine, Mr. Corfe warned the representatives
of the owners that a similar offence could incur a fine of about $2,000 to
$3,000, even though the substance deposited might be, as it was in this
instance, relatively small.
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