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32 shopowners fined for selling substandard plugs
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has in the past three months (October to December) successfully prosecuted 32 shopowners and companies who violated the Plugs and Adaptors (Safety) Regulation (PASR).
An EMSD spokesman today (Sunday) urged shopowners to refrain from selling substandard plugs, adaptors and electrical products, or they would face prosecutions.
"The PASR, which came into effect on March 23, 1995, bans the sale of plugs, adaptors and electrical products not meeting the safety standards prescribed in the regulation.
"Any person who contravenes the 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," he said.
Meanwhile, the spokesman said that since the implementation of the PASR, EMSD had carried out 1,700 inspections at various locations throughout the territory.
"A commonly found offence during the inspections is that some suppliers are still selling electrical products fitted with 2-pin plugs or substandard 3-pin plugs.
"We will continue our territory-wide inspections and follow-up legal actions, if necessary," the spokesman stressed.
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Visitor centre closed for renovation
The popular Sai Kung Country Park Visitor Centre will be closed from Tuesday (January 9) for maintenance and renovation of displays.
The renovation programme, to be sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, will take about six months to complete.
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