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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1990

THE DEFENDANT, THE POWER LUCK INDUSTRIES LTD, WHICH WAS TRADING AS SUN KEUNG KEE ROASTED GOOSE AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT IN HOLFORD GARDEN, SHA TIN, ADMITTED THE CHARGE AT THE SHA TIN MAGISTRACY.

THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW WONG, SAID OF THE 114 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE, FIVE WERE LODGED AGAINST RESTAURANTS.

HE REMINDED RESTAURANT

OPERATORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY USED ACCURATE WEIGHING OR MEASURING EQUIPMENT WHEN SUPPLYING GOODS BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE.

78 WERE LODGED

"OTHER THAN THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT RESTAURANTS, AGAINST RETAILERS OF VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS AND THE REMAINER WERE AGAINST VARIOUS TYPES OF TRADE INCLUDING HAWKERS, DEPARTMENT STORES, SUPERMARKETS AND PETROL STATIONS, HE SAID.

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THE COURT HEARD THAT OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, ACTING ON A COMPLAINT, INSPECTED SUN KEUNG KEE ROASTED GOOSE AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT ON OCTOBER 31 LAST YEAR.

A CHINESE STEELYARD, WHICH WAS USED FOR SELLING FOUND TO BE INACCURATE ON A PRELIMINARY CHECK.

SEAFOOD, WAS

THE WEIGHING INSTRUMENT WAS LATER REFERRED ΤΟ THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY FOR FURTHER TESTING AND THE RESULT SHOWED THAT THE HIGHEST ERROR IN THE STEELYARD WAS 18.75 PER CENT IN EXCESS OF THE WEIGHT OF THE GOODS.

ACTUAL

IN RESPECT

ANY PERSON WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MALPRACTICES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES SHOULD CONTACT EITHER THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 714 6146) OR THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

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COMPLAINTS MAY ALSO BE MADE TO DUTY OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 852 3185 AFTER NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.

TAI PO DB STUDY GROUP LEAVES FOR JAPAN

THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD'S OVERSEAS STUDY TOUR GROUP LEFT JAPAN THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT.

FOR

THE GROUP, LED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO YUNG-SANG, COMPRISES 10 DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, THE DISTRICT MR THOMAS YIU, AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT.

OFFICER,

/THE GROUP