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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1988

PUBLIC REMINDED OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITION

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MEMBERS OF

THE

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED PUBLIC THAT THE UNLICENSED POSSESSION OR DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS, FIRE- CRACKERS, PISTOL CAPS AND PARTY POPPERS IS PROHIBITED.

UNDER THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE, ANY PERSON

A WITHOUT ANY FIREWORKS

LICENCE IS DISCHARGES CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 AND SIX MONTHS'

OR

WHO POSSESSES

LIABLE, ON IMPRISONMENT.

EXPLOSIVES OFFICERS FROM AND NEW SELLING OR STORING SUCH

UNLICENSED

FIREWORKS FOUND WILL BE

SEIZED

AND

THE

Аг

"SPOT CHECKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT'S MINES DIVISION, ESPECIALLY AROUND CHRISTMAS

OF SUSPECTED YEAR, ON SHOPS AND PERMISES GOODS," A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAJD.

"ANY

OFFENDERS PROSECUTED,

CONFISCATED

MORE

ROUNDS OF PISTOL CAPS

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT EXPLOSIVES OFFICERS THAN 1,120 PIECES OF PARTY POPPERS AND 9.480 LAST YEAR.

IN ADDITION, 1,544 KILOGRAMS

HANDED OVER

OF UNLICENSED FIREWORKS SEIZED BY THE POLICE AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WERE TO THE DIVISION LAST YEAR.

FIREWORKS OR CATEGORY I THE MINES DIVISION

HE URGED THOSE IN POSSESSION OF ANY DANGEROUS GOODS TO SURRENDER THEM IMMEDIATELY TO AT THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, KOWLOON,

THEY CAN ALSO TELEPHONE THE EXPLOSIVES OR 3-7332384 FOR SUCH GOODS TO BE COLLECTED.

OFFICERS ON 3-7332383

AAB MEMBERS LOOK AT AIRPORT TERMINAL EXTENSION

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(MONDAY) VISITED MEMBERS OF THE AVIATION ADVISORY BOARD TODAY

THE STAGE THE AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AND LOOKED OVER

CAME INTO FULL OPERATION EXTENSION TO THE PASSENGER TERMINAL WHICH LAST WEEK.

ACCOMPANIED BY

DIRECTOR THE

OF

CIVIL AVIATION,

MR TREVOR

THORPE, THE MEMBERS INCLUDED MR EUGENE SULLIVAN; MR ALEX WU; MR MARTIN BARROW; MR EDMOND LAU; DR PHILIP LAI: MR HELMUT SOHMEN, AND GLEDHILL.

MR DAVID

/DURING THEIR