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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1989
MERCHANT FINED FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
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A FRUIT MERCHANT WAS FINED $2,000 AT THE TSUEN WAN MAGISTRACY TODAY WEDNESDAY) FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS.
WEIGHTS AND
THIS WAS THE SECOND PROSECUTION BROUGHT UNDER THE MEASURES ORDINANCE SINCE IT CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1 THIS YEAR.
GUILTY TO A COUNT OF HAVING IN
PLEADED THE DEFENDANT POSSESSION FOR USE OF TWO DEFECTIVE SLANTED DIAL WEIGHING EQUIPMENT IN HIS RETAIL FRUIT BUSINESS.
SPRING
TRADING
BALANCES AS
STANDARDS
THE COURT HEARD THAT OFFICERS OF 'THE INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, ACTING ON
CARRIED A COMPLAINT,
OUT AN INSPECTION IN THE DEFENDANT'S SHOP
80 CHUNG ON LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF
TSUEN STREET,
WAN ON
JANUARY 31, 1989.
AS A RESULT, TWO DEFECTIVE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY FORFEITED.
SPRING BALANCES WERE SEIZED
AND
ON MAY 31, 1989, THE OFFICERS CARRIED IN THE SHOP AND FOUND TWO SLANTED DIAL USED IN THE SELLING OF FRUITS.
SPRING
OUT ANOTHER INSPECTION BALANCES, WHICH WERE
BALANCES WERE
SPRING A PRELIMINARY CHECK REVEALED THAT THOSE INACCURATE AND THE BALANCES WERE KEPT FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES.
GOVERNMENT LABORATORY EXAMINATION OF THE TWO SPRING BALANCES CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE NOT CAPABLE OF DETERMINING A WEIGHTACCURATELY.
THE HIGHEST ERRORS IN THE BALANCES WERE FOUND TO BE +24.56 CENT AND +8.47 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
PER
BALANCES WERE
SPRING IT MEANT THAT THE READINGS SHOWN ON THE RESPECTIVELY 24.56 PER CENT AND 8.47 PER CENT IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL WEIGHT OF THE GOODS.
THE CHIEF TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS ' CONSUMER
WONG, SAID PROTECTION DIVISION, MR ANDREW
AND THE CUSTOMS
EXCISE WEIGHTS DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 67 COMPLAINTS CONCERNING AND MEASURES DURING THE INITIAL NINE-MONTH
PERIOD OF
THE ORDINANCE.
IMPLEMENTATION
"OF THESE COMPLAINTS, 37 ARE NOT SUBSTANTIATED, 21 ARE SUBSTANTIATED AND NINE OTHERS ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION,
"AS FOR THE COMPLAINTS WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIATED, WRITTEN
ISSUED WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
TO 15 TRADERS, TWO TRADERS HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED AND FOUR OTHERS WILL BE PROSECUTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
"THE ORDINANCE
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