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Sale of substandard plugs and adaptors warned
A spokesman for the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) today (Sunday) reminded shop owners not to sell substandard electrical plugs, adaptors and electrical products.
The reminder follows 10 successful prosecutions last month and so far this month for violation of the Plugs and Adaptors (Safety) Regulations (PASR).
"All the defendants pleaded guilty and the fines imposed on them by the courts ranged from $1,200 to $5,000," the spokesman said.
PASR which came into effect on March 23, ban the sale of plugs, adaptors and electrical products not meeting the safety standards prescribed in the regulations.
Any person who contravenes PASR is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months imprisonment on first conviction and a maximum fine of $100,000 and six months imprisonment on the second and subsequent conviction.
Meanwhile, the spokesman noted that since the implementation of PASR, EMSD had carried out 1,077 inspections to various locations throughout the territory.
"There are 15 prosecutions currently in hand, while 13 violation cases are under investigations.
"Inspections and prosecutions will continue," he stressed.
End/Sunday, October 15, 1995
Drug Wise Training Camp for Wan Chai students
About 120 teenagers attended a two-day "Drug Wise Training Camp" at the Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Holiday Camp in Sai Kung starting yesterday (Saturday).
Adopting the theme of "Together We Can Beat Drugs", camp was organised by the Wan Chai District Fight Crime Committee and the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers (SARDA) with sponsorship from the Wan Chai District Board.
The event was co-organised by the Wan Chai District Office and the Wan Chai District Youth Office of the Social Welfare Department.
Educational programmes including seminars, lectures, card games, role-playing and video shows have been held to bring home the messages of the dangers of drugs and the dreadful consequences of drug addiction.
The participating students, aged from 14 to 16, and the volunteers in the camp, aged from 18 to 20, all came from Wan Chai District.
End/Sunday, October 15, 1995
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