XN000022-1984-01-13 — Page 7

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1984

COINS, RAW MATERIALS, ANTIQUES

ANTIQUES, VERY SMALL ARTICLES AND ARTICLES EITHER FOR MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC OR INDUSTRIAL USE ARE EXEMPT FROM THE MARKING ORDER.

THE ORDER COVERS SUCH TECHNICAL ASPECTS AS THE USE OF SOLDER AND THE MARKING OF PARTS.

IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT AN INVOICE, SETTING OUT THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SUPPLIER AND A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS, MUST ACCOMPANY EACH SALE AND THAT A NOTICE BE DISPLAYED AT THE POINT OF SUPPLY, GIVING SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARKING ORDER.

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE ADVICE OF THE TRADING STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOLD MANUFACTURING AND RETAILING SECTORS IN PREPARING THE ORDER.

A GRACE PERIOD UNTIL DECEMBER 31 THIS YEAR IS BEING ALLOWED TO ENABLE THE TRADE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER,

+ONCE THE GRACE PERIOD IS OVER, GOLD ARTICLES MUST NOT BE TRADED UNLESS THEY ARE PROPERLY MARKED.

+CONTRAVENTION OF THE ORDER WOULD BE AN OFFENCE LIABLE, ON SUMMARY CONVICTION, TO A FINE OF $100 000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS, AND ON CONVICTION ON INDICTMENT TO A FINE OF $500 000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR FIVE YEARS UNDER THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE,+ SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE A NOTICE TO THE TRADE, SETTING OUT DETAILS OF THE ORDER.

ANY FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO MR H. Y. LI, SENJOR INDUSTRY OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON THE 22ND FLOOR OF SUN HUNG KAI CENTRE, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, TELEPHONE 5-757265 EXT. 311.

FIVE MORE PRIVATE STREETS TO BE TAKEN OVER

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FIVE MORE PRIVATE STREETS WHICH ARE IN A DILAPIDATED STATE ARE TO BE RESUMED AND RECONSTRUCTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THEY ARE SHIM LUEN, TSUN FAT, YIN ON AND HOK LING STREETS IN TO KWA WAN, AND YUET YUEN STREET, NORTH POINT.

WORK WILL INVOLVE RECONSTRUCTION OF PARTS OF THE CARRIAGEWAYS AND FOOTPATHS WHICH HAVE BECOME SEVERELY DAMAGED DUE TO LACK OF ATTENTION IN THE PAST. ANCILLARY DRAINAGE WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED.

FOLLOWING THE RESUMPTIONS, GOVERNMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THE STREETS ARE MAINTAINED TO A PROPER STANDARD FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

/AT PRESENT