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Mr Pope reiterated that his department would continue to provide a high quality service to the community and his staff would continue to do their best to achieve the standards and targets they had pledged.

Copies of the Lands Department's achievements and leaflets on the new Performance Pledges starting this month are available from all the 14 District Lands Offices and the Map Sales Offices in the urban and New Territories areas.

End/Tuesday, September 19, 1995

Sixty-three pollution convictions in August

A total of 63 convictions were recorded in the courts last month for breaching anti-pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.

Among them, 16 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO), 18 under the Noise Pollution Control Ordinance (NCO), 19 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO), three under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (OLPO) and seven under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO).

The fines ranged from $2,000 to $100,000. Macole Limited was given the maximum fine of $100,000 for failing to comply with the requirement of a Noise Abatement Notice.

Enquiries on specific cases can be directed to the following officers:

Case

Officer

Tel

Cases 19, 54, 55, 59, 60

Mr Dick Rootham

2707 7501

Cases 1, 20, 21, 38-43

Mr Murray Luo

2411 9601

Cases 2-12, 22-27,

44-52, 56-58

Mr Patrick Lei

2685 1133

Cases 28, 29, 53

Mr Franklin Chung

2417 6074