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MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1992

ONE TONNE OF VEGETABLES DESTROYED

SOME 1,000 KILOGRAMS OF VEGETABLES WERE SEIZED BY HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AT MAN KAM ΤΟ CHECKPOINT THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.

THE ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH (HYGIENE), DR W SAID THE SEIZED VEGETABLES INCLUDING CHOI SUM AND PAK CHOI HAD TO COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT IMPORT REQUIREMENTS.

BORDER

K LO, FAILED

THE NAME OF THE VEGETABLE FARM APPEARING ON THE TAGS DIFFERED FROM THAT SHOWN ON THE PESTICIDE DECLARATION FORMS.

THE VEGETABLES WERE TAKEN ΤΟ THE PLOVER COVE LANDFILL FOR DESTRUCTION.

THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE FINDINGS FOR THEIR NECESSARY ACTION,

DR LO SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO STEP UP CHECKING AND SAMPLING AT THE BORDER CHECKPOINT.

HE APPEALED то THE PUBLIC TO WASH AND BLANCH VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.

THEY ARE ADVISED TO ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:

* DO NOT BUY VEGETABLES WITH AN OBVIOUS STRANGE SMELL;

* WASH VEGETABLES WELL BEFORE COOKING;

* DIP VEGETABLES INTO CLEAN WATER FOR SOME TIME ΤΟ ALLOW

PESTICIDE TO LEACH OUT;

* BLANCH VEGETABLES IN BOILING WATER AND POUR AWAY THE WATER USED FOR BLANCHING AS IT MAY CONTAIN DISSOLVED PESTICIDES; AND

* COOK VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY BEFORE CONSUMPTION.

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GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR REPORT ON LANTAU BUS ACCIDENT

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ASKED THE NEW LANTAO BUS COMPANY TO PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A REPORT ON THE BUS ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON SOUTH ISLAND ROAD ON LANTAU YESTERDAY (SUNDAY).

AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT ITS OWN STUDY INTO THE INCIDENT. A SITE VISIT WILL BE MADE TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

/A SPOKESMAN