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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1967

LORD GLENARTHUR, WHO TOOK OVER FROM MR TIMOTHY RENTON AS THE FOREIGN OFFICE MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG IN JUNE THIS YEAR, WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA), MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR DAVID

REDDAWAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD DISTRICT OFFICE AT 880-886 ATTEND THE DISTRICT BOARD

LORD GLENARTHUR WILL BE VISITING TOMORROW. HE WILL ARRIVE AT THE EASTERN KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT, BY 2.30 PM ΤΟ MEETING. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM BY 2.10 PM.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE TO BE OPERATIONAL SEPTEMBER 1988

PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE TO

IN CONNECTION WITH QUANTITY FRAUDULENT OR UNFAIR TRADING PRACTICES

SEPTEMBER 1988 TO WILL PROBABLY NOT COME INTO OPERATION UNTIL ABOUT GIVE TRADERS ADEQUATE TIME TO ACCORD WITH ITS PROVISIONS, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, SAID (WEDNESDAY).

TODAY

ROTARY CLUB OF ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE

KOWLOON BE EXPECTED TO ENSURE THEIR WEST, MR WILLIAMSON SAID TRADERS WILL

TO TRADE WEIGHING EQUIPMENT IS ACCURATE AND THAT THE GOODS THEY WISH IN ARE PROPERLY MARKED BY THE TIME THE LAW COMES INTO FORCE.

TO

BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW ΤΟ HE ADDED THAT THE LEGISLATION WILL

WHETHER ASCERTAIN

IT 19 PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE FRAMEWORK ACHIEVE THE DESIRED OBJECTIVE IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OPERATION.

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"IN ADDITION TO ACTING IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO HAVE PREMISES TO VERIFY THE SPOT CHECKS ON TRADERS'

WHERE THE EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT AND TO TAKE ACTION INACCURATE OR INEFFECTIVE, HE SAID.

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OFFICERS OF POWERS TO CONDUCT ACCURACY OF THEIR IS FOUND TO BE

BY PROVIDED LABORATORY AND THE

THE

INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT'S STANDARDS AND GOVERNMENT LABORATORY,

"PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL

CALIBRATION

BE

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