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93 convicted pollution cases in May

A total of 93 convictions were recorded in courts last month for breaching anti- pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.

Among them, 35 were made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, 23 under the Waste Disposal Ordinance, 19 under the Noise Control Ordinance, 13 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and three under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance.

The fines ranged from $2,000 to $75,000. Three companies received a fine of $75,000 for their offences.

Man Luen Hong Motor Company Ltd was fined $75,000 for discharging polluting matter in the Deep Bay Water Control Zone while Gammon Construction Ltd was fined the same amount for permitting the use of powered mechanical equipment not in accordance with permit conditions.

Cheung Hing Dyeing Factory Ltd was also fined $75,000 for failing to comply with Water Pollution Control (General) Regulation.

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Water storage figure

Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Tuesday) stood at 86.1 per cent of capacity or 504.539 million cubic metres.

This time last year the reservoirs contained 387.646 million cubic metres of water, representing 66.1 per cent of capacity.

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