All industries covered in the survey
* Wearing apparel
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The following table shows the year-on-year percentage changes in the value of orders-on-hand in different manufacturing industries.
Percentage changes in the value of orders-on-hand in
May 1996 over May 1995 (Revised)
7
June 1996
over June 1995
(Provisional)
6
- 5
3
* Textiles
- 11
9
* Electronic products
8
* Electrical products
-
6
- 9
* Fabricated metal products
+25
+25
* Plastic products
- 12
- 13
* Printing and publishing
- 10
- 14
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73 convicted pollution cases in July
A total of 73 convictions were recorded in the courts in July for breaching anti- pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Among them, 21 were convictions made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, 18 under the Noise Control Ordinance, eight under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and 26 under the Waste Disposal Ordinance.
The fines imposed on the offenders ranging from $500 to $100,000. Gammon Construction Ltd was fined $100,000 for permitting the use of powered mechanical equipment without a valid permit.
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