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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1991

OPENING HOURS FOR THE EXHIBITIONS AT THESE TWO VENUES ARE FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM.

SERVICES LEISURE

"THE EXHIBITION FEATURES THE COUNCIL'S WIDE-RANGING INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH, FOOD HYGIENE, RECREATION AND SERVICES, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTATIONS, AS WELL AS ART. MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE FORM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC VIDEO PRESENTATIONS.

DISPLAYS AND

OF THE TWO ΤΟ VISITORS DURING THE

"AN INFORMATION LEAFLET DETAILING THE WORK MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED EXHIBITIONS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

PARK'N SHOP FINED

PARK'N SHOP LIMITED WAS FINED $9,000 AT THE SHA TIN MAGISTRACY TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR SELLING PREPACKED SEAWEED BY WEIGHT SHORT OF THE QUANTITY PURPORTED TO BE SUPPLIED.

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT PROSECUTED THE COMPANY UNDER THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT IN 1989.

PACKETS OF SEAWEED SEIZED FROM TWO OF THE DEFENDANT COMPANY'S SUPERMARKETS WERE TESTED AT THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY AND THE DEFICIENCY IN NET WEIGHT WAS FOUND TO RANGE FROM 79.8 PER CENT

TO 86 PER CENT.

THE COURT HEARD THAT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, ACTING ON A COMPLAINT, PERFORMED PRELIMINARY WEIGHING TESTS ON NINE PACKETS OF SEAWEED DISPLAYED FOR SALE AT THE PARK 'N SHOP SUPERMARKET GUANGDONG MOUNTAIN BUILDING, 147-151 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, OCTOBER 29 LAST YEAR.

ALL WERE SEIZED FOR INVESTIGATION AFTER THEY WERE FOUND BELOW THE STATED NET WEIGHT.

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ON

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THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEFENDANT COMPANY UNDERTOOK TO WITHDRAW THE SEAWEED FROM SALE. HOWEVER 27 PACKETS FOUND ON SALE AT ONE OF THE PARK'N SHOP SUPERMARKETS AT SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA DURING A CUSTOMS INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON NOVEMBER 7 WERE FOUND TO BE SHORT OF THE PURPORTED NET WEIGHT.

EXCISE

WONG,

THE PRINCIPAL TRADE CONTROLS OFFICER OF THE CUSTOMS AND DEPARTMENT'S TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU, MR ANDREW SAID RETAILERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT PREPACKED GOODS FOR SALE IN THEIR SHOPS WERE OF THE QUANTITY PURPORTED TO BE SUPPLIED.

ON

HE SAID FROM TIME TO TIME THE DEPARTMENT CARRIED OUT CHECKS THE ACCURACY OF THE STATED NET WEIGHT OF PREPACKED RICE, FROZEN MEAT AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS IN SUPERMARKETS AND RETAIL AND DEPARTMENT STORES.

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