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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1987

"ALTERNATIVELY, THEY CAN MAKE USE TELEPHONE HOT-LINE 5-8916443 FROM SEPTEMBER INFORMATION.

THE

OF

24-HOUR CANTONESE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 FOR

MR CHEUNG SAID THAT CIRCULAR LETTERS WITH SUPPORTING PUBLICITY MATERIALS HAD BEEN SENT TO BUILDING CONTRACTORS, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND THE MANAGEMENT OFFICES OF LARGE PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATES.

"THE MESSAGE IS ALSO PUBLICISED THROUGH POSTERS AND LEAFLETS SENT TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THROUGH BROADCASTING OF ANTI-MOSQUITO SLOGANS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TERRITORY," HE SAID.

CAP.

UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE, 132, ANYONE WHO ALLOWS MOSQUITO BREEDING ON PREMISES IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000.

MARICULTURISTS WARNED TO OBSERVE THE LAW

MARICULTURISTS WHO HAD MOVED OUT OF THEIR ALLOCATED SITES IN THE YUNG SHUE AU FISH CULTURE ZONE FOLLOWING A MAJOR FISH KILL IN THE AREA IN LATE JULY WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) WARNED THAT THEY SHOULD RETURN то THEIR ORIGINAL CULTURE SPACE BEFORE NEXT WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) OR THEY WOULD FACE PROSECUTION.

THE WARNING WAS ISSUED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR TERRITORIAL FISHERIES OFFICER, MR ALFRED SIN, WHO SAID THAT ANY FISH CULTURE OPERATIONS OUTSIDE ALLOCATED SITES ARE IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE MARINE FISH CULTURE ORDINANCE.

"FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE LAW MAY RESULT IN PROSECUTION, SEIZURE AND DETENTION OF THE RAFTS TOGETHER WITH ANY FISH, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER THINGS FOUND ON THE RAFTS, AND CANCELLATION OF THEIR LICENCES, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE PROSECUTION MAY LEAD TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY $5,000 FINE PLUS IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS.

EAST,

OF

IN LATE JULY AND EARLY AUGUST, 31 OF THE 102 LICENCEES IN YUNG SHUE AU FISH CULTURE ZONE MOVED TO VIM TIN TSAI

MAN AND SAI KUNG AFTER A MAJOR FISH KILL IN THE AREA CAUSED BY STAGNANT TIDES AND LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVFI. IN THF WATER.

"SUCH BREACH