New company for delivery of speedpost items in Canada
The Postmaster General, Mr Mike Pagliari, announced today (Wednesday) that the Post Office has appointed Purolator Courier Ltd to undertake customs clearance and delivery of speedpost items in Canada with effect from March 6, 1995.
Mr Pagliari said the appointment was necessary following a decision by the postal administration of Canada to withdraw from the international postal EMS network (known as speedpost in Hong Kong) and to terminate its existing obligations to other postal administrations to deliver EMS items within its territories at a later date.
The company was recommended by the Universal Postal Union after a rigorous selection process.
Its service has been carefully tested by the Hong Kong Post Office and found to be satisfactory and reliable.
The Post Office is confident that this company will be able to maintain the high standard of service currently provided to speedpost items destined for Canada.
End/Wednesday, February 22, 1995
74 pollution cases in January
A total of 74 convictions were made in the courts last month for breaching anti- pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 42 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO), 17 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO), 14 under the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO) and one under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO).
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The fines ranged from $2,000 to $100,000. Owner of the Luen Hing Bean Product Factory and the Sino Estate Management Ltd were fined $100,000 each for discharging polluting matter in Eastern Buffer and North Western Water Control Zones respectively.
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