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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988

MR MAK ADDED THAT IN 1987-88, 240 COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED WITH 50 CASES PROSECUTED OR 20,2 PER CENT.

HE SAID: "THESE FIGURES INDICATED CONSISTENT EFFORTS BY THE POLICE TO HANDLE COMPLAINTS ON OVERCHARGING."

HE SAID THE EXISTING PENALTY FOR OVERCHARGING $3,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS WAS ADEQUATE.

"TO DETER TAXI DRIVERS FROM OVERCHARGING OR AND TO ENCOURAGE COMPLAINANTS TO REPORT SUCH CASES, LINE OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TRANSPORT (TCU) WAS DISPLAYED IN TAXIS, HE ADDED.

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OTHER MALPRACTICE A COMPLAINT HOT COMPLAINTS UNIT

"WHEN A PERSON MAKES A COMPLAINT TO THE UNIT, THE COMPLAINANT WILL BE ASKED WHETHER HE IS WILLING TO BE A COURT WITNESS. IF HE IS WELLING, TCU WILL ARRANGE WITH THE POLICE TO CONTACT HIM TO MAKE FURTHER ENQUIRIES."

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HE ADDED ΤΠΑΤ то ENCOURAGE COMPLAINANTS MALPRACTICES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE BY THE TO TAKE STATEMENTS AT LOCATIONS CONVENIENT TO THEM. FOR HOME, OFFICE OR THE NEAREST POLICE STATION,

STEPS TAKEN TO ASSIST FISH FARMERS

A NUMBER OF CONTINUE TO WELFARE, THE

IN VIEW OF THE FREQUENT OCCURRENCE OF RED TIDES, MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN ΤΟ ASSIST FISH FARMERS FO OPERATE IN TOLO HARBOUR, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND HION JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WENDESDAY)..

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE IION ANDREW WONG, SAID A RED TIDE REPORTING NETWORK HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED TO WARNING TO THE FISH FARMERS.

MR CHAMBERS GIVE EARLY

IN ADDITION, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING ADVICE ON THE INTRODUCTION EFFICIENT AERATION DEVICES AND IMPROVED HUSBANDRY PRACTICES.

PROVIDED OF MORE

THE IMPLEMENTATION FROM JUNE 21 OF THE TOLO HARBOUR ACTION PLAN, WHICH INCLUDED THE CONTROL OF LIVESTOCK WASTE IN THE AREA SURROUNDING TOLO HARBOUR AS WELI. AS VARIOUS SEWERAGE AND SLUDGE CONTROL SCHEMES WAS EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS, MR CHAMBERS ADDED.

/HE SAID