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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1991

FOR CASES OF OFFENCES SUCH AS BATTERED WIVES AND CHILD ABUSE, A PLAINCLOTHES OFFICER COULD, UPON REQUEST, TAKE STATEMENTS FROM THE VICTIM AND OTHER WITNESSES AT A PLACE OR PLACES OF THEIR SECRETARY NOTED.

THE IF

VICTIM

CHOICE, THE

IN A POLICE WAS WILLING TO GIVE A STATEMENT STATION, A SEPARATE ROOM WOULD ALWAYS BE USED, MR STRACHAN ADDED.

IS

"IN THE CASE OF SEXUAL OFFENCES IN PARTICULAR, EVERY EFFORT MADE TO PROTECT THE VICTIM AND TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT AND DISTURBANCE TO THAT VICTIM.

"FEMALE VICTIMS OF SUCH CASES ARE ALWAYS INTERVIEWED BY A WOMAN OFFICER, MR STRACHAN SAID.

CROSS-BORDER IMPROVEMENT SOUGHT IN PROCEDURES

TO CURB POISONOUS VEGETABLES

THE

OF HEALTH HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT

SHENZHEN THE TAGGING COMMODITY INSPECTION BUREAU ON WAYS FOR THEM TO IMPROVE

IN AND FARM MANAGEMENT

OF VIEW INSPECTION

THE SYSTEM, VEGETABLE FREQUENT OCCURRENCE OF VEGETABLE POISONING CASES IN THE TERRITORY.

SERVICES THIS FOLLOWED THE REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT'S HYGIENE

AND TESTING OF THE EXISTING PROCEDURES ON INSPECTION COMMITTEE ON

THIS YEAR IMPORTED VEGETABLES IN WAKE OF THE

OF

POISONING VEGETABLES.

EARLIER OUTBREAK

TAK- IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MICHAEL CHENG

THE SECRETARY FOR KIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY}, HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, STATED THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOGNISED THAT, IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, THE BEST MEANS OF CONTROL MORE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AT SOURCE.

COMPRISING

WAS

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND CONTROL,

THIS COMMITTEE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED, HAD RECOMMENDED ENHANCING INTENSIFYING VEGETABLE SAMPLING AT THE BORDER AND STRENGTHENING PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE PROPER PREPARATION OF VEGETABLES.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE SHENZHEN BUREAU HAD ALREADY BARRED THE OFFENDING FARMS FROM FURTHER EXPORTING VEGETABLES TO HONG KONG.

"THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION AND HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE BUREAU," MRS WONG SAID.

UNER

EXPORT

FOR DATE OF

AND PRESENT PROCEDURES, THE SHENZHEN IMPORT THE COMMODITY INSPECTION BUREAU REQUIRED FARMS WHICH GREW VEGETABLES EXPORT TO SUBMIT INFORMATION ON THE TYPE, CONCENTRATION AND PESTICIDES USED ON THE CROP.

/"THIS, SUPPLEMENTED

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