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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1990

INDUSTRY INDUSTRY IS WE ARE ALS0 INVESTIGATORS HAVE RECOGNISED

"THE DEPARTMENT IS DELIGHTED THAT THE HONG KONG DENIM HAS BEEN VINDICATED BY THE RESULT OF THE PROCEEDING. THE

ITSELF ROBUSTLY. ΤΟ BE

ON DEFENDING CONGRATULATED NATURALLY PLEASED THAT THE COMMISSION THE INTRINSIC MERITS OF OUR CASE,

■

HE SAID.

THERE ARE STILL TWO BEC ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDINGS

OF INVESTIGATION

KONG AWAITING ANNOUNCEMENT

AGAINST HONG PRODUCTS

THE RESULTS.

INVOLVED ARE AUDIO TAPES AND SMALL SCREEN COLOUR TELEVISION RECEIVERS.

"WE SHALL CONTINUE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS HARBINSON SAID.

VERY

CLOSELY," MR

ANTI-POLLUTION PROSECUTION FIGURE RELEASED

*

(TUESDAY)

IN COURT

OF

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY

THAT WERE FOUND GUILTY RELEASED A LIST OF COMPANIES BREACHING ANTI-POLLUTION LEGISLATION IN THE MONTH OF JULY.

THE LEGISLATION IS CURRENTLY ENFORCED BY THE EPD.

DEPARTMENT MEASURED ITS SUCCESS IN TERMS OF POLLUTION PROBLEMS AVOIDED AND IMPROVEMENT BROUGHT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, NOT BY THE NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS.

AN EPD SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE

"BUT AFTER ADVICE

WHO, EVEN THEIR

INEVITABLY, THERE IS A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE

DO NOT AND WARNINGS,

TAKE SERIOUSLY THE SPOKESMAN SAID. RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY,

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LONG TIME ΤΟ HAS

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO STRESSED THAT IT MAY TAKE A BRING SOME CASES, EVEN SIMPLE ONES, BEFORE THE COURT BECAUSE TIME BUILD UP EVIDENCES TO BE GIVEN FOR DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS TO LABORATORY ANALYSES.

AND

ALL THESE WOULD BE VERY TIME CONSUMING RESULTING SOMETIMES IN A WIDE GAP BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE OFFENCE AND THE CONVICTION DATE.

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PROSECUTION CASES AND THE ASSOCIATED FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY THIS YEAR:

NAME (COMPANY/ PERSON)

ADDRESS

DATE OF OFFENCE

NATURE

RECORD

OF

OF OFFENCE FINES ($) OFFENCE COURT

1. THE

GOLDEN

TAI PO RD, SHAM SHUI

5.7.89- 28.8.89

APCO:

2,000

UNAUTHORISED

1ST

NORTH KOWLOON

PO

INSTALLATION

PENISULAR

(HOT POT)

RESTAURANT

LTD

OR ALTERATION OF FURNACES

/2.GREEN-WOOD