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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5,

1992

TRADE OFFICIALS TO VISIT TAIPEI

AND

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR JOHN C TSANG, TRADE OFFICER MR ALLEN PANG WILL LEAVE FOR TAIPEI TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT.

THE ASIA-PACIFIC

"THE VISIT, CONDUCTED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC), IS PART OF HONG KONG'S CONTINUING EFFORT TO INTENSIFY CONTACTS WITH OTHER APEC PARTICIPANTS ON TRADE-RELATED MATTERS, A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

UNDERSTANDING OF

"DURING THE VISIT, WE HOPE TO GAIN A BETTER CHINESE TAIPEI'S TRADING REGIME AND TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC TRADE BARRIERS FACING IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG, HE ADDED.

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THE TWO OFFICIALS WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 8.

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PROPER LABELLING REQUIRED FOR PREPACKAGED FOOD

FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS MUST PROPERLY LABEL OR MARK PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS, WHETHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY PACKED AS REQUIRED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION LABELLING) REGULATIONS.

AND

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT OFFENDERS MAY BE FINED A MAXIMUM OF $25,000 AND JAILED UP TO SIX MONTHS.

THE APPEAL WAS MADE FOLLOWING RECENT COURT CASES IN WHICH THREE RETAILERS PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF SELLING IMPROPERLY LABELLED PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY FINED BETWEEN $450 AND $1,000.

THE PREPACKAGED FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY MARKED INCLUDED ROASTED ONIONS, CHOCOLATE COOKIES, CHERRY TOMATOES, GREEN GRAPES AND PRESERVED GINGER.

THE PACKINGS DID NOT SHOW THE NAME OR DESIGNATION OF THE THE INGREDIENTS, AN INDICATION OF THE FOODS' MINIMUM DURABILITY, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER OR PACKER AND THE QUANTITY OR NET WEIGHT OF THE CONTENTS AS REQUIRED BY THE THIRD SCHEDULE OF FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONS.

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