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MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1986

WAN CHAI FESTIVAL CLOSING *****

THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1986 WAN CHAI FESTIVAL AND A DANCE PERFORMANCE WILL BE HELD AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM STARTING AT 7.30 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T. H. CHAU, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WAN CHAI FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LEE KON WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRESS MEMBERS COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE FIRST FLOOR LOBBY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM IN OF KWAN ROAD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) BY 7.15 PM.

LITTERBUGS PAY $1.2 MILLION ******

OVER $1.2 MILLION IN FINES WAS COLLECTED FROM 7 445 LITTER OFFENDERS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS WHO WERE BROUGHT TO COURT BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR.

IN 1984, SOME 7 600 LITTERBUGS WERE BROUGHT TO COURT AND

WERE FINED $1.1 MILLION IN ALL.

NEARLY 700 OF LAST YEAR'S OFFENDERS HAD PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

FOR LITTERING, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE HIGHEST FINE OF $1 200 WAS IMPOSED ON THE OWNER OF A GOODS VEHICLE FOR DIRTYING THE ROAD SURFACE IN SAI KUNG BY ALLOWING THE WHEELS OF HIS VEHICLE TO CARRY MUD.

A $5 000 FINE AND SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT COULD BE IMPOSED BY COURTS ON LITTERBUGS.

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