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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1993

A

"BY AMORTISATION, WE MEAN COMPULSORY TERMINATION, WITHOUT

NON-CONFORMING EXISTING COMPENSATION, OF A

OF END

SPECIFIED PERIOD.

"THE SPECIFIED PERIOD SHOULD BE OWNER/OPERATOR TO RECOUP HIS INVESTMENT AND THE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

USE BY THE

LONG ENOUGH FOR THE PREPARE FOR A CHANGE,

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THE CONCEPT OF AMORTISATION, IF ADOPTED IN THE NEW PLANNING LEGISLATION, WOULD EMPOWER THE GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE AND PROBLEMATIC NON-CONFORMING USES.

THE

THE STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE

TECHNICALITIES HONG AMORTISATION IN

KONG AND FORMULATE PRACTICABLE DETERMINING THE AMORTISATION PERIODS.

USA.

REMOVE THE

OF APPLYING METHODS FOR

THE CONCEPT OF AMORTISATION HAS BEEN PRACTISED IN SOME OTHER COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY IN THE

THE STUDY TEAM WILL HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERT PANEL TO ADVISE ON HOW OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE COULD BE RELEVANT TO HONG KONG.

GOVT DETERMINES TO CURB RHINO TRADE

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THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED THE TERRITORY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FRANK LAU SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

TO CURB ILLEGAL

AGRICULTURE

AND

RHINO TRADE IN

FISHERIES,

MR

HE POINTED OUT THAT IN SUPPORT OF THE CITES CONVENTION FOR THE. PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, HONG KONG HAS ONE OF THE STRICTEST LEGISLATIONS IN THE ASIAN REGION BANNING THE RHINO TRADE.

"UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SALE OF SPECIES) ORDINANCE, THE IMPORT, EXPORT, POSSESSION AND LOCAL RHINO HORN AND RHINO PRODUCTS INCLUDING MEDICINE CLAIMING то CONTAIN .. RHINO INGREDIENTS ARE PROHIBITED IN HONG KONG."

HE SAID THE BAN ON IMPORT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1979 SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED TO COVER LOCAL SALE IN 1988 AND PRODUCTS CLAIMING TO CONTAIN RHINO INGREDIENTS IN 1989.

AND WAS MEDICINAL

THE LEGISLATION ALSO APPLIES TO THE TRANSIT OF THESE PRODUCTS

IN THE TERRITORY,

OF HE REMINDED MEMBERS

THE PUBLIC THAT OFFENDER WOULD BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $25, 000 ON FIRST CONVICTION, AND A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS ON SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.

"THE AFD, TOGETHER WITH THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, ARE DETERMINED TO CRACK DOWN ANY SUCH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES," MR LAU SAID.

HAD ALSO

APART FROM ROUTINE CHECKS CONDUCTED BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT

DEPARTMENT POINTS OF ENTRY, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES CARRIED OUT SURPRISE CHECKS AT MEDICINAL SHOPS.

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