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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1992

"THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR CONVICTED

+

OFFENCE

IS $100,000 OF THE GOODS

PLUS

IN

IMPRISONMENT, IN ADDITION TO FORFEITURE TWO YEARS QUESTION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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OR

EXPLAINING THE LEGISLATION, HE SAID FROM MONDAY, MARKED OIL COMMONLY KNOWN AS INDUSTRIAL DIESEL OIL, WHICH IS EXEMPTED FROM SUPPLIED TO PLEASURE EXCISE DUTY, WILL NO LONGER BE PERMITTED TO BE VESSELS UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1992.

VESSEL.

BE

..

INCLUDING SUPPLIED FOR HE ADDED.

OF "THE CHANGE WILL NOT AFFECT OTHER TYPES

OIL WILL

TO CONTINUE FISHING VESSELS, AS MARKED MARINE USE OTHER THAN AS FUEL FOR PLEASURE VESSELS,'

CHINESE

OF TO COINCIDE WITH THE CHANGE, OWNERS

PLEASURE VESSELS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO MARK CONSPICUOUSLY IN BOTH ENGLISH AND "NO KEROSENE OR MARKED OIL IS TO BE PLACED IN THIS FUEL TANK" TO EACH INLET OF THE FUEL TANK OF THEIR VESSEL.

NEXT

"A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS FROM JUNE 1 WILL BE ALLOWED OWNERS TO USE UP AND CLEAN TRACES OF MARKED OIL IN THEIR FUEL TANKS."

HOWEVER, OWNERS

FOR THESE

OF PLEASURE VESSELS

60 OF OVER

TONS NET PORT OUTSIDE HONG KONG

CAN

REGISTER AND HEADING FOR AN IDENTIFIED APPLY FOR REFUND OF THE DUTY PAID.

THE

AND

"AN APPLICATION FOR REFUND HAS TO BE MADE BEFORE OBTAINING DUTY WILL BE DETERMINED FUEL FROM AN OIL STATION. A REFUND OF

OF PAID BY POST AFTER COMPLETION

THE RESPECTIVE VOYAGE AND UPON PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ENQUIRIES ON THE NEW LEGISLATION MAY BE MADE TO SENIOR INSPECTOR NG CHING-MAN ON 852 4831.

CUSTOMS

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE HEARING ON UNIVERSITY

THE

HEARING

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE A PUBLIC

AND TECHNOLOGY NEXT MONDAY ON THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE (JUNE 1) IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THE HEARING WILL BEGIN AT 9 AM.

INVITED TO THE HEARING WILL BE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, FORD; SIR GORDON MACWHINNIE; MAJOR-GENERAL GUY WATKINS; SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN.

/MEMBERS OF

SIR DAVID

AND

THE