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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1990

THEY WERE PROSECUTED UNDER THE WEIGHTS AND WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1989.

MEASURES ORDINANCE

THE

24 TO 38

TESTS BY OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY SHOWED THAT SCRAP DEALERS' PLATFORM WEIGHING EQUIPMENT REGISTERED FROM PER CENT LESS THAN THE ACTUAL WEIGHT.

IN THE REMAINING THREE CASES, THE TESTS SHOWED THAT THE RANGED FROM 19 TO 34 PER CENT IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL WEIGHT.

ERRORS

CUSTOMS AND AN ACTING PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE

34 TRADERS HAD SO FAR EXCISE DEPARTMENT, MR WONG CHUN-KWONG, SAID AND ORDINANCE

FINES BEEN PROSECUTED

TOTALLING $86,550

IMPOSED.

UNDER THE

"THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED 251 CONCERNING MALPRACTICES IN WEIGHTS AND YEAR.

COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC MEASURES SINCE JANUARY LAST

"OF THESE CASES, 96 WERE SUBSTANTIATED, 113 AND 42 ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, MR WONG SAID.

T

NOT SUBSTANTIATED

DEPARTMENT ALSO STORES AND

BESIDES INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS, HE SAID THE

GROCERY STATIONS, CARRIED OUT 226 SPOT CHECKS AT PETROL

FOOD RETAILERS.

SURVEYS WERE

ALSO

PREPACKAGED RICE AND OUTLETS.

CONDUCTED FROZEN MEAT

то

AT

CHECK THE NET WEIGHTS OF SUPERMARKETS AND OTHER FOOD

MALPRACTICES IN SHOULD CONTACT EITHER THE TRADING AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

MR WONG SAID ANYONE WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT RESPECT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU OF THE CUSTOMS (TEL. 714 6146) OR THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

THE CUSTOMS

COMPLAINTS COULD ALSO BE MADE TO DUTY OFFICERS OF AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ON 852 3185 AFTER NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.

0

+

REMINDER ON DISPLAY OF MARKING ORDER NOTICES

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED

THEIR OPERATORS OF GOLD AND JEWELLERY SHOPS TO DISPLAY IN

SHOPS THE MARKING ORDER NOTICES REQUIRED IN THE SALE OF GOLD AND PLATINUM ITEMS.

THE

THIS FOLLOWED A COURT CASE TODAY IN WHICH THE OPERATOR OF A THE SHA TIN GOLD AND JEWELLERY SHOP IN SHA TIN WAS FINED $20,000 AT MAGISTRACY FOR FAILING TO DISPLAY THE NOTICES REQUIRED UNDER TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (GOLD AND GOLD ALLOY) ORDER 1984 AND TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING) (PLATINUM) ORDER 1988.

THE

/UNDER THE

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