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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1993

PROPER LABELLING FOR PREPACKAGED FOOD REQUIRED

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

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT OFFENDERS WERE SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS UPON CONVICTION.

THE REMINDER WAS ISSUED FOLLOWING TWO COURT CASES MAGISTRACY IN WHICH TWO FOOD SHOP OPERATORS IN SHEUNG WAN A TOTAL OF $3,100 AFTER THEY PLEADED GUILTY IMPROPERLY LABELLED PREPACKAGED SWEETENED LOTUS SEED, RAISIN AND PRESERVED MELON.

IN WESTERN WERE FINED

OF SELLING PRESERVED

THE COURT WAS TOLD THAT THE FOOD SOLD BY THE TWO DEFENDANTS WERE NOT MARKED OR LABELLED WITH THE NAME OR DESIGNATION OF THE FOOD, THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS, AN INDICATION OF ITS MINIMUM DURABILITY, NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THE NUMERICAL COUNT OF THE CONTENTS OR THE NET WEIGHT OF THE FOOD AS REQUIRED BY THE REGULATIONS.

GOVT TO STRENGTHEN SERVICES IN TA KWU LING

THE GOVERNMENT WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY, HEALTH SERVICES IN TA KWU LING, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW MR ALBERT LAM, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

AND WELFARE TERRITORIES,

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TA KWU LING CENTRE GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN NORTH DISTRICT,

RURAL MR LAM SAID STRUCTURE COULD WELL SERVE THIS END AND

THE NEW WAS A SOLID PROOF OF GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

THE

OF

WELFARE,

THE THREE-STOREY BUILDING WILL PROVIDE A RANGE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS RENDERING MEDICAL AND POSTAL SERVICES, HE SAID.

NEW

THE SUB-OFFICE FOR THE CITY AND ADMINISTRATION'S NORTH DISTRICT WILL

TERRITORIES ENHANCE RELATIONS BETWEEN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHILE THE COMMUNITY HALL ENABLE LOCAL GROUPS TO ORGANISE CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

APART FROM A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WELFARE SUB-OFFICE, OUT-PATIENT CLINIC AND A POST OFFICE, THE BUILDING

THE WILL

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ALSO ACCOMMODATES A LIBRARY-CUM-READING ROOM AND A JUNIOR POLICE CALL ACTIVITIES CENTRE.

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