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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1988

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COMPANIES FINED FOR BREACHING IMPORT REQUIREMENTS

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A TOTAL OF 21 COMPANIES WERE CONVICTED LAST YEAR FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE PRIOR LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR TEXTILES IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG. FINES IMPOSED TOTALLED $69,750.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WERE TAKEN AGAINST THE COMPANIES FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS BY THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRADE DEPARTMENT, INTO CASES WHERE COMPANIES HAD IMPORTED TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INTO THE TERRITORY WITHOUT VALID TEXTILES IMPORT LICENCES.

IMPORTS OF

UNDER THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, TEXTILES REQUIRE VALID IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR TRADE BEFORE ARRIVAL OF THE GOODS.

OF

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS MAY RESULT IN A FINE UP TO $500,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.

OF

NEW CLINIC TO OPEN IN SAI KUNG

RESIDENTS IN SAI KUNG WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ENHANCED MEDICAL SERVICES WHEN A NEW CLINIC OPENS ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 9).

THE NEW CLINIC, NAMED AFTER MADAM MONA FONG, DIRECTOR OF SHAW BROTHERS (HK) LIMITED, OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 4.183 SQUARE METRES SAI KUNG AND IS LOCATED AT MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG, ADJACENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

THE SHAW FOUNDATION

DONATED $3 MILLION TOWARDS

ITS

CONSTRUCTION.

THE FOUR-STOREY CLINIC PROVIDES GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SERVICE, ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICE, OPHTHALMIC, CHEST AND DENTAL SERVICES. IT ALSO HAS A MATERNITY WARD WITH 12 BEDS,

THE EXISTING