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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1991

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ANTI – POLLUTION PROSECUTION FIGURE RELEASED

THE

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (TUESDAY) RELEASED A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN COURTS, DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, OF BREACHING ANTI-POLLUTION LEGISLATION CURRENTLY ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE MONTHLY.

AS THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS COULD BE VERY TIME CONSUMING, THERE WAS SOMETIMES A LENGTHY TIME GAP BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE OFFENCE AND THE CONVICTION DATE.

PERSON)

ADDRESS

DATE OF OFFENCE

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF PROSECUTION CASES AND THE ASSOCIATED FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS LAST MONTH:

NAME

(COMPANY/

NATURE OF OFFENCE

RECORD OF

FINES(S) OFFENCE COURT

1.KIN SUN

CONE

TEXACO RD, TSUEN WAN

7.4.90-

23.5.90

APCO: FAILURE TO

10,000

1ST

TSUEN WAN

DYEING

TAKE MEASURES

FACTORY

TO ELIMINATE

LTD

UNNECESSARY

AIR POLLUTANT

2.THE

PRUDENTIAL

DES VOEUX

RD

1.5.90- 18.7.90

APCO:

2,500

1ST

UNAUTHORISED

SOUTH KOWLOON

HOTEL LTD

CENTRAL,

INSTALLATION

CENTRAL

OR ALTERATION OF FURNACES

3. ROSYEAR

JAFFE RD,

T

LTD

WAN CHAT

10.5.90- 3.6.90

1,000

1ST

WESTERN

4.ASIA

QUEEN'S

15.6.90

APCO:

15,000

1ST

STONE CO

RD CENTRAL,

FAILURE TO

TUEN MUN

LTD

CENTRAL

APPLY FOR A

SPECIFIED

PROCESS

LICENCE UPON

CESSATION FOR

THE EXEMPTED

PREMISES.

5.MEGA

TA CHUEN

BLEACHING & PING ST,

11.7.90

APCO:

1,000

6'TH

EXCESSIVE DARK

TSUEN WAN

DYEING

KHAI CHUNG

SMOKE EMISSION

FACTORY LTD

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