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TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1989

"A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE

MAINTAINED BY

THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES BOTH AT THE LAND AND SEA BORDERS, HE SAID.

DURING THE JOINT OPERATION, WHICH BEGAN AT 5 AM ENDED THIS MORNING, THE POLICE HAD STEPPED UP THEIR SPOT CHECKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND CARRIED OUT CHECKS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

AS A RESULT, A TOTAL OF 29,331 PERSONS, 3,937 1,082 VESSELS WERE STOPPED FOR IDENTIFICATION CHECKS.

"

YESTERDAY AND IDENTIFICATION AT SUSPICIOUS

VEHICLES AND

TWENTY-ONE PERSONS WERE SUMMONED AND 15 PERSONS WARNED FOR FAILING TO PRODUCE PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY, AN OFFENCE WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1,000.

WHO

ON THE LABOUR FRONT, INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT VISITED 3,145 ESTABLISHMENTS TO WEED OUT ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS MAY BE WORKING, AND TO CHECK THAT EMPLOYERS FULFIL THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION OF KEEPING PROPER RECORDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

NO

NO ONE WAS FOUND WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY DURING THE VISITS THOUGH NINE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND ΤΟ BE POSSESSING RECORD OF EMPLOYEES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY COULD TO $50,000 AND JAILED FOR UP TO A YEAR IF THEY WERE EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

BE FINED FOUND TO

UP

BE

NEW NUMBER FOR EPD HOTLINE

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT'S WHICH RECEIVES COMPLAINTS AND ENQUIRIES FROM THE NEW NUMBER

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5-8383111.

TELEPHONE HOTLINE, PUBLIC. NOW HAS A

WILL. CONTINUE ΤΟ

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE HOTLINE OPERATE ROUND-THE-CLOCK IN PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPLAINT SECTION RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 3,121 COMPLAINTS AND 6,354 ENQUIRIES, MOST OF WHICH CAME THROUGH THE HOTLINE.

OF THESE COMPLAINTS, 65 PER CENT RELATED TO AIR, AND 20 PER CENT TO NOISE. THE OTHERS CONCERNED WATER, AND LIQUID AND SOLID WASTES.

MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS FROM SHEUNG WAN TO SOUTHORN CENTRE IN WAN CHAI.

HAS ALREADY MOVED

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