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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1984

THE REPORT GIVES BROAD CONCLUSIONS ON THE METEOROLOGICALLY FAVOURABLE SITES FOR POLLUTANT-EMITTING INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.

+THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT BASED ON METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS ALONE, IT WOULD BE LEAST DESIRABLE TO LOCATE SUCH INDUSTRIES AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY IN THE NORTH, AS A CLOSE CIRCULATION OF WINDS DURING THE SUMMER MONSOON CAUSES A STAGNATION OF POLLUTANTS.

+BY COMPARISON, THE SOUTHEASTERN PART WAS CONSIDERED BETTER SITES FOR POLLUTION EMISSION SOURCES,+ SHE SAID.

WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE JUNK BAY STUDY, THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO THE CHEUNG SHA WAN AREA.

+AGAIN, ON-SITE METEOROLOGICAL DATA WILL BE COLLECTED FOR A 12-MONTH PERIOD. THE FINDINGS WILL BE USEFUL FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDY ON HARBOUR RECLAMATION AND URBAN GROWTH, SHE SAID.

REMINDER ABOUT GOLD MARKING ORDER ****

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED ALL TRADERS IN GOLD AND GOLD PRODUCTS THAT THE GRACE PERIOD ALLOWED FOR THE TRADE TO CLEAR STOCKS OF UNMARKED GOODS WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31.

THE PROVISIONS OF THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1985.

THE MARKING ORDER CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 13, 1984, UNDER SECTION 4(1) OF THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 362, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL MAY BY ORDER REQUIRE ANY GOODS TO BE MARKED OR ACCOMPANIED BY CERTAIN INFORMATION.

ACCORDING TO THE MARKING ORDER, ANY ARTICLE MADE OF GOLD OR GOLD ALLOY CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 8 CARATS OR 333 PARTS PER THOUSAND OF GOLD THAT IS SUPPLIED OR OFFERED FOR SUPPLY BY ANY PERSON IN THE COURSE OF TRADE OR BUSINESS, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, MUST BEAR A STANDARD OF FINENESS MARK AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN INVOICE OR RECEIPT.

THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MARK CONSISTING OF THE CHINESE CHARACTERS +CHUK KAM+ IS DEFINED AS EQUIVALENT TO A FINENESS OF NOT LESS THAN 990. IN THE CASE OF ARTICLES COMPRISING SECTIONS WITH DIFFERENT FINENESSES OF GOLD, EITHER EACH PART MUST BE SEPARATELY MARKED OR ONE MARK SHALL BE AFFIXED WHICH SHALL BE THAT OF THE FINENESS OF THE ARTICLE AS A WHOLE.

/TRADERS ARE