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PROPER LABELLING FOR PREPACKAGED FOOD

FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS ARE TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED TO PROPERLY LABEL OR MARK PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STRESSED THAT FOOD TEMS IN PREPACKAGED FORM, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY PACKED, HAD TO BE PROPERLY MARKED AS REQUIRED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS.

CONTRAVENTION OF THE REGULATIONS MAY LEAD TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

THE APPEAL FOLLOWED RECENT COURT CASES IN WHICH TWO COMPANIES WERE CONVICTED OF SELLING IMPROPERLY LABELLED PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS AND FINRD A TOTAL OF $5,500.

IN THE FIRST CASE, A CHINESE HERBS AND PROVISION COMPANY WAS CONVICTED OF SELLING IMPROPERLY LABELLED PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS AT IT'S TWO BRANCH STORES IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND MONG KOK. IT WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $4,500.

IN THE OTHER CASE, A RETAIL OUTLET IN WESTERN DISTRICT WAS FINED $1,000 FOR COMMETTING SIMILAR OFFENCES.

THE FOOD ITEMS INVOLVED IN THE TWO CASES WERE DRIED PISTACHIOS AND SHARK'S FINS.

MUSHROOMS,

DRS IGNATION OF THE FOOD, THE MINIMUM DURABILITY, THE NAME PACKER OF THE FOOD AND THE NET WEIGHT OF THE FOOD AS

THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NAME OR LIST OF INGREDIENTS, AN INDICATION OF AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR NUMERICAL COUNT OF THE CONTENTS OR THE STIPULATED IN THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELING) REGULATIONS.

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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

EXCHANGE FUND BILLS TENDER RESULTS

ISSUR NUMBER

AMOUNT APPLIED

HKEG

TUESDAY 11 JUNE 1991

Q124

H166

HKD 1.360 MN

HKD 848 MN

HKD 400 MN

MOUNT ALLOTTED

AVERAGE ACCEPTED YIELD

'IGHEST ACCEPTED YIELD

RO RATA RATIO

7.55 PUT

7.55 PCT

FULLY ALLOTTEN

HKD 200 MN

.

53 PCT

7.53 PCT

FULLY ALLOTTED

HONG KONG

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