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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1990

THE ORGANISATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER FOR EASY SEARCH AND THERE IS A CROSS REFERENCE CLASSIFYING ORGANISATIONS BY THE NATURE OF THEIR BUSINESS.

FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER THE SECTION "APPAREL AND ASSESSORIES" + A TOTAL OF 12 RELATED ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.

FIRST INTRODUCED IN THE LATE

1970'S, THE PUBLICATION HAS

PROVED TO BE POPULAR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

THOSE INTERESTED IN GETTING A FREE LEUNG OF THE DATA AND SERVICES DIVISION, FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI.

COPY MAY WRITE TO MR JOHNNY INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, 10TH

GOLD SHOPS FINED FOR FAILING TO DISPLAY MARKING ORDER NOTICES

THE COURT TODAY (FRIDAY) IMPOSED A TOTAL FINE OF $23,000 ON SEVEN GOLD AND JEWELLERY SHOPS WHICH HAD FAILED TO DISPLAY IN THEIR SHOP PREMISES THE MARKING ORDER NOTICES REQUIRED IN THE SALE AND PLATINUM ITEMS.

OF GOLD

THE DEFENDANTS ALL PLEADED GUILTY AT THE NORTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY TO CHARGES OF FAILING ΤΟ DISPLAY IN THEIR SHOPS THE MARKING ORDER NOTICE AS SPECIFIED IN THE THIRD SCHEDULES OF THE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER 1984 AND THE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988.

TRADE

TRADE

ORDER

OR

THE GOLD MARKING ORDER NOTICE OR THE PLATINUM MARKING NOTICE SHOULD INDICATE THAT EVERY ARTICLE MADE OF GOLD, GOLD ALLOY PLATINUM, THAT IS SUPPLIED OR OFFERED FOR SUPPLY IN THE COURSE TRADE, SHOULD BEAR A MARK INDICATING THE PINENESS OF THE GOLD OR PLATINUM CONTENT.

OF

THESE NOTICES SHOULD BE DISPLAYED AT A PROMINENT SITE IN THE PLACES WHERE GOLD OR PLATINUM ITEMS ARE SUPPLIED OR OFFERED FOR SUPPLY IN THE COURSE OF TRADE OR BUSINESS.

THE DEFENDANTS WERE LAI HING JEWELLERY COMPANY LIMITED, TAI SENG HO SILVER AND GOLD JEWELLERY COMPANY LIMITED, RU SAI SHING GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLERY COMPANY LIMITED, PC FORTUNE COMPANY LIMITED TRADING AS JADE JEWELLERY AND GOLD COMPANY LIMITED,

WU SUI-FUNG OF TIN SANG JEWELLER AND GOLDSMITH, CHAN SIU OF SHIV CHEONG GOLDSMITH AND LAI HAU-YEE OF FU WAI JEWELLERY AND GOLDSMITH.

TRADING STANDARDS DEPARTMENT VISITED

THE COURT HEARD THAT OFFICERS OF THE INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE THESE SHOPS DURING A TERRITORY-WIDE INSPECTION ON AUGUST 30 LAST YEAR.

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