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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994

POLLUTION CASES RELEASED

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A TOTAL OF 39 CONVICTIONS WERE MADE IN THE COURTS LAST

MONTH

FOR BREACHING ANTI-POLLUTION LEGISLATION ENFORCED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

AMONG THEM, 15 WERE CONVICTIONS MADE UNDER THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE (WPCO), 13 UNDER THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE (APCO) AND 11 UNDER THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE (NCO), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

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THE FINES IMPOSED RANGED FROM $2,000 TO $50,000. BEANCURD FACTORY WAS FINED $50,000 UNDER THE WPCO FOR DISCHARGING POLLUTING MATTER IN THE DEEP BAY WATER CONTROL ZONE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE LIST OF CONVICTED CASES AND THE ASSOCIATED FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS IN FEBRUARY WILL BE FAXED.

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ENQUIRIES ABOUT SPECIFIC CASES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICERS:

APCO: NCO:

WPCO:

MR FRANKLIN CHUNG MR STEVEN HO

CASES 4,6,14,15,18,19 AND 22:

MR MURRAY LUO

CASES 2,3,5,16,26,29,30 AND 32:

MR PATRICK LEI

TEL: 594 6200

TEL: 594 6500

TEL: 415 9211

TEL: 685 1133

HOWEVER, ENQUIRIES ON GENERAL ISSUES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S MEDIA RELATIONS UNIT.

SENIOR CITIZEN CARD APPLICATION EASY AND FREE

OF

HONG KONG RESIDENTS AGED 65 OR OVER ARE INVITED TO MAKE USE THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S NEXT SENIOR CITIZEN CARD PROMOTION DAY ON SATURDAY (MARCH 19) TO APPLY FOR THE CARDS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT REITERATED THAT THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE WAS EASY AND FREE OF CHARGE.

"APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN A SIMPLE APPLICATION FORM,

NUMBER, GIVING THEIR NAME, SEX, DATE OF BIRTH, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE HE SAID.

FORM, TOGETHER WITH A PHOTOCOPY OF THE

COMPLETED THE

APPLICANT'S

ADDRESSED

SHOULD

KONG IDENTITY HONG

CARD AND A ENVELOPE,

BE MAILED TO THE

PHOTOGRAPH IN A PRE- SENIOR CITIZEN CARD

OFFICE.

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