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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1986
102 ILLEGAL HAWKERS ARRESTED AS USD CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED A TOTAL OF - 102 ILLEGAL DRINKS AND COOKED-FOOD HAWKERS OVER THE WEEK AS IT CONTINUES ITS CRACKDOWN ON THESE HAWKERS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC HEALTH.
+ THE ARRESTS WERE MADE AS GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS FORM THE DEPARTMENT SUSTAINED THEIR STEPPED-UP PATROLS ON THE STREETS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY.
HE AID ALL THE ARRESTED HAWKERS HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH CAUSING OBSTRUCTION AND ILLEGAL HAWKING, AND SOME OF THEM HAD ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH SELLING RESTRICTED FOOD.
+ A TOTAL OF 1 377 KILOGRAMMES OF FOOD ITEMS AND 111 LITRES OF DRINKS WERE ALSO SEIZED, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN AGAIN WARNED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOT TO PATRONISE ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD AND DRINKS HAWKERS OTHERWISE THEY WOULD PUT THEIR HEALTH AT RISK.
MEANWHILE, HEALTH INSPECTORS FROM THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CARRIED OUT 3 741 INSPECTIONS OF LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING COOKED FOOD STALLS, DURING WEEK.
+AS A RESULT, A TOTAL OF 39 SUMMONSES WERE SERVED AND 3 081 WARNINGS ISSUED TO FOOD PREMISES OPERATORS FOR HAVING CONTRAVENED THE FOOD HEALTH REGULATIONS.+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HEALTH FORTNIGHT ORGANISED FOR OLD FOLK IN TUEN MUN
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A HEALTH FORTNIGHT WILL BE LAUNCHED IN TUEN MUN ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 31) TO PROMOTE HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE DISTRICT.
ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN RESPECT FOR THE AGED ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE FORTNIGHT WILL FEATURE EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS AND FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS.
AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 10.30 AM ON SUNDAY AT
A CARNIVAL THE YAN 01 TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE. WILL BEGIN AT THE SAME TIME.
/FREE MEDICAL
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