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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1990

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TWO RECENT CASES WHICH AROSE FROM PUBLIC COMPLAINTS INVOLVED SEAFOOD RETAILER AND A FRUIT RETAILER, WHIO WERE FINED $2,250 AND $1,000 RESPECTIVELY.

THE SEAFOOD RETAILER, CHAN CHIN-YAU, OF CHAN KONG KEE SEAFOOD, ADMITTED THE CHARGE AT KWỤN TONG MAGISTRACY LAST THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 15).

THE COURT HEARD THAT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT VISITED THE DEFENDANT'S STALL AT SHUI WO STREET NEW MARKET, KWUN TONG, ON SEPTEMBER 7 LAST YEAR.

WERE

THREE CHINESE STEELYARDS USED IN THE SELLING OF SEAFOOD FOUND TO BE AS HIGH AS 31.25 PER CENT, 12.5 PER CENT AND 7.8 PER CENT INACCURATE IN GOVERNMENT LABORATORY TESTS.

IN THE SECOND CASE, DEFENDANT CHENG MEI-LIN OF MEI LIN FRUIT SHOP, PLEADED GUILTY AT WESTERN MAGISTRACY TODAY (TUESDAY).

OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE DEFENDANT'S SHOP AT CANAL ROAD EAST, WAN CHAE, ON OCTOBER 20 LAST YEAR. PRELIMINARY CHECKS ON TWO SPRING BALANCES USED IN SELLING FRUIT SHOWED THAT THEY WERE INACCURATE BY AS MUCH AS 20.75 PER CENT AND 20.22 PER CENT.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID ANY PERSON WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MALPRACTICES IN RESPECT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SHOULD CONTACT EITHER THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.

7146146) OR THE CONSUMER

COUNCIL .

COMPLAINTS MAY ALSO BE MADE TO DUTY OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON 8523185 AFTER NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.

TO HELP PUBLICISE THE

COMPLAINTS HOTLINES, THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT IS DISPLAYING POSTERS IN PROMINENT PLACES IN ALL RETAIL AND WHOLESALE MARKPTS IN THE TERRITORY.

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REGIONAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION ON THURSDAY

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ELECTORS IN THE ISL AND DISTRICT YRE URGED TO TURN OUT IN FULL FORCE ΤΟ VOTE IN THE REGIONAT COUNCIL BY-ELECTION ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 22).

THERE ARE FOUR CANDIDATES

MR FUNGHI KANG, MR FUNG PAK-TAI,

MR DAVID KAM SHU1-YUNG AND MR TU KWONG-SANG.

ELECTORS CARD. IF AVAILABLE,

POLLING WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 10.30 PM. SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARD AND POLI TO THE POLL.

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