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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1992

HAWKERS CAUGHT FOR USING INACCURATE BALANCES

* * * *

FOUR

FRUIT

HAWKERS

CAUGHT WERE

YESTERDAY

ALLEGEDLY USING INACCURATE SPRING BALANCES FOR TRADE, THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE.

(WEDNESDAY}

THUS VIOLATING

FOR

JUNCTION OF BY CUSTOMS

AND LONGANS AT THE THEY WERE SELLING CHERRIES JORDAN ROAD AND NATHAN ROAD AT 2 PM WHEN THEY WERE CAUGHT OFFICERS FROM THE TRADING STANDARDS INVESTIGATION BUREAU DURING A SPOT CHECK ON DISHONEST HAWKERS.

THEIR SPRING BALANCES WERE INDICATE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ACTUAL WEIGHT.

FOUND TO HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO

OUNCES OF FRUIT ΤΟ "ROUGHLY, THEIR CUSTOMERS GOT ONLY EIGHT EVERY POUND THEY PAID FOR," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

ΤΟ

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE

ΤΟ BRING OFFENDERS CONDUCT SURPRISE CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO JUSTICE.

MALPRACTICES ON WEIGHTS "ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT

BUREAU ON TELEPHONE 714 6146 DURING AND MEASURES MAY CONTACT THE OFFICE HOURS, OR 852 3185 AFTER OFFICE HOURS," HE ADDED.

HAWKERS

-

THE DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PROSECUTION ACTION

TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 45 AND 85.

AGAINST THE FOUR

THEIR

SPRING

BALANCES

HAVE

BEEN

DETAINED

FOR

FURTHER

EXAMINATION.

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

REVERSAL OF LAF

BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF

NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY

EFFECT OF LAF TODAY

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER TWI 109.6 +0.1 09.7.92

/OS KONG

$ MILLION

1,288

-300

988

NIL

+90

1,078