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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1974

GODOWN COMPANY FINED $24,000 FOR ILLEGALLY STORING

DANGEROUS GOODS ******

ALERT OFFICERS OF THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, WHO NOTICED FROM A SHIPPING MANIFEST THAT A GODOWN COMPANY WAS ABOUT TO RECEIVE MORE DANGEROUS GOODS THAN IT WAS CAPABLE OF STORING LEGALLY, VISITED THE GODOWN AT KING LAM STREET, KOWLOON, AND FOUND DANGEROUS GOODS BEING STORED IN AN UNLICENSED AREA.

THE SEQUEL TO THIS VISIT WAS THE APPEARANCE IN NORTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY TODAY CTHURSDAY) OF THE DICKSON GODOWN COMPANY, OF 30 HING LUNG STREET, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG, ON SEVEN SUMMONSES RELATING TO CONTRAVENTIONS OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.

THE COMPANY PLEADED GUILTY TO ALL SEVEN SUMMONSES AND FINES TOTALLING $24,000 WERE IMPOSED BY THE MAGISTRATE, MR. E.S. Y. LIM.

ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER YOUNG BIU PROSECUTED ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE SERVICES AND THE COMPANY WERE REPRESENTED BY MR. VINCENT CHEUNG, OF PHILIP K.H. WONG AND COMPANY.

THE COURT HEARD THAT FIVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF DANGEROUS GOODS, TOTALLING 21,000 POUNDS OF POISON, 5,750 GALLONS OF INFLAMMABLE LIQUID AND 82,000 POUNDS OF CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES WERE BEING STORED WITHOUT A LICENCE.

TWO MPS TO VISIT HONG KONG

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TWO BRITISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WILL BE ARRIVING THIS SATURDAY CMAY 25) FOR, A ONE-VEEK VISIT AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

THEY ARE MR. PETER HORDERN, CONSERVATIVE MEMBER FOR WEST SUSSEX CHORSHAM), AND MR. KENNETH CLARKE, CONSERVATIVE MEMBER FOR NOTTINGHAM CRUSHCLIFFE). THEY WILL BE MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL, BRIGADIER R.G. LEWTHWAITE.

DURING THEIR STAY, THEY WILL SEE AT FIRST HAND VARIOUS HOUSING PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND TOUR A NUMBER OF AREAS TO SEE LIVING CONDITIONS.

THEY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TALKS WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, AND MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL.

MR. HORDERN AND HR. CLARKE WILL BE MEETING MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES CEFORE LEAVING ON JUNE 1.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MR. HORDERN AND MR. CLARKE ARC SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT KAITAK AIRPORT AT ABOUT 6.45 P.M. ON 8.0.A.Ç. FLIGHT BA 880.