SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1990
MR LAY ADDED THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE FORESTS AND COUNTRYSIDE ORDINANCE AND THE COUNTRY PARKS ORDINANCE ΤΟ LIGHT FIRE ILLEGALLY OR TO RELEASE A HUNG MING LANTERN IN A COUNTRY PARK OR ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
"ILLEGAL LIGHTING OF FIRES INSIDE COUNTRY PARKS MAY LEAD TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT WHILE A SIMILAR OFFENCE COMMITTED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT," HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THERE WERE SIX PROSECUTIONS AGAINST THE ILLEGAL USE OF FIRE IN COUNTRY PARKS LAST YEAR AND OFFENDERS WERE BETWEEN $500 AND $700.
FINED
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN TAI PO
CARNIVALS WILL BE HELD IN SEVEN VENUES IN TAI PO OCTOBER 2 AND 4 TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
BETWEEN
THERE WILL BE LANTERN RIDDLES, VARIETY SHOWS, MAGIC SHOWS, STALL GAMES AND A KARAOKE SINGING COMPETITION. ADMISSION IS FREE.
THE EVENTS ARE ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, RURAL COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND ARE SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
DETAILS OF THE CARNIVALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DATE/TIME
OCTOBER 2 8 PM
VENUE
OCTOBER 3
8.30 PM
OCTOBER 3
7 PM
OCTOBER 4
7 PM
OCTOBER 4
7 PM
OCTOBER 4
7.30 PM
OCTOBER 4 2 PM
4
TAI PO PLAYGROUND TAI WO ESTATE
KAU LAU WAN
TAP MUN
FU SHIN ESTATE
TAI PO CENTRAL TOWN SQUARE
KWONG FUK ESTATE
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