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HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY BRZA

PRESS

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Friday, March 26, 1976

DISASTER IMPOSTORS WARNED

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The Housing Department today issued a strong warning against

impostors at the scenes of natural disasters.

Mr. R.R.L. Pogue,Assistent

Director (Clearance), said that in future the department would do everything

possible to prosecute offenders.

The warning follows a case on Wednesday at Tsuen Wan Court when

a 4-year-old factory worker was fined $1,000 or two months' imprisonment

for making a false statement after the Aldrich Bay suatter fire on Febru 1. At the court, Lai Kan-tin admitted making a false declaration stating

that he and his family were not included on any housing tenancy.

The court was told that a check of Housing Department records

showed that the defendant, his wife, child and 69-year-old mother had been

living at Kwai Chung Estate since 1964.

The magistrate, Mr. F.W. Blackwell, described the incident as "scandalous" and a despicable act, and said Lai had tried to make capital

out of a disaster.

Earlier this month the same court imposed a fine of 1750 on a 54-year-old man who adritted making a false statement concerning public housing following a fire at Luk Yuen Tsuen, Tuen Mun.

Kr. Pogue said today that he was pleased to see the courts

He said that imposters at

taking a serious view of these matters.

disaster scenes made relief work more difficult and could prevent aid and housing assistance reaching the genuinely needy.