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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1982

$1.00

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A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION WILL RECEIVE AN AMOUNT BETWEEN

AND 10 000 TO COVER THE NECESSARY EXPENSES, DEPENDING ON

THE DECISION OF THE SELECTION BOARD.

APPLICATION FORMS TOGETHER WITH THE SCHEME'S REGULATIONS ARE OW OBTAINABLE FROM ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE OFFICES OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE DRUG EDUCATION/LIAISON CENTRE OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AT UNITED CENTRE 31ST FLOOR, 95 QUEENSWAY, ON OR DEFORE SEPTEMBER 30 THIS YEAR.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CENTRE AT 5-295140.

VIEWS SOUGHT ON WEIGHTS CONTROL ****

VIEWS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY'S PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A NEW SET OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LEGISLATION WILL BE SOUGHT AT THE SIXTH SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 6).

THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN PREPARED WITH THE PURPOSE OF REPLACING THE EXISTING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE WHICH WAS ENACTED IN 1885 BY PROVIDING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND AN ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT EQUITABLE FOR SELLERS AND BUYERS IN THE LIGHT OF TODAY'S CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROTECT ORDINARY CONSUMERS FROM FRAUDULENT OR UNFAIR TRADING PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH QUANTITY.

MR R.G. CHURCH, PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY OFFICER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, WILL ATTEND THE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.

AT THE MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE CONSULTED ON THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT A FILM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WITH A STATUTORY AGE RESTRICTION FOR THE VIEWING OF ADULT FILMS.

THEY WILL ALSO BE BRIEFED ON THE WORK OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION BY THE COMMISSIONER, MR P.B. WILLIAMS,

OTHER TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE THE PROGRESS REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, THE PUBLICATION OF A BOOKLET ON THE BOARD'S PROJECTS, AN EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THE SHAM SHUI PO CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE SHAM SHUJ PO DISTRICT BOARD TO BE HELD AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF SHAM SHUT PO CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, HANG SHUN BUILDING, 37-39 TONKIN STREET, SECOND FLOOR, KOWLOON ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 6) ÁT 2 PM.

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