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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1991

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DOMESTIC RE-ACCOMMODATION, RE-EQUIPMENT, SITE FORMATION AND REPAIR GRANTS;

GRANTS FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF VESSELS;

PRIMARY PRODUCE GRANTS; AND

SPECIAL GRANTS.

THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPROVING

GRANTS AND MAKING PAYMENTS IN OFFICERS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE, HOUSING, MARINE, AND AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENTS.

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL CO-ORDINATION IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT GRANTS MIGHT BE MADE TO A PERSON WHO IS A LEGAL RESIDENT OF HONG KONG AND IS IN NEED AS A RESULT OF NATURAL DISASTER SUCH AS TEMPEST, TYPHOON, RAINSTORM, LANDSLIDE, AND FLOODING.

"IN ADDITION, VICTIMS OF FIRE, HOUSE COLLAPSE, BOAT CAPSIZE, SHIPWRECK, EXPLOSION, EVICTION FROM A DANGEROUS BUILDING ARR ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE, HE ADDED.

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TRADERS PROSECUTED FOR USING INACCURATE

WEIGHING OR MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED 54 TRADERS FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING OR MEASURING INSTRUMENTS SINCE THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT TWO YEARS AGO.

TOTAL FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS AMOUNT TO OVER $130,000.

THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW WONG, SAID MOST PROSECUTIONS RESULTED FROM PUBLIC COMPLAINTS.

"SINCE THE LAW WAS ENACTED, WE HAVE RECEIVED 355 COMPLAINTS ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. A TOTAL OF 238 COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED IN 1990, COMPARED WITH 94 IN 1989. 30 FAR THIS YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN 23 COMPLAINTS," HE SAID.

IN ADDITION TO RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC, WONG SAID OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT CARRIED SPOT CHECKS AT SHOPS OR MARKET STALLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

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"SO FAR, ABOUT 380 SUCH SPOT CHECKS HAVE BEEN MADE, HE SAID.

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