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Man fined for possessing faked gold rings
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A 49-year-old man, found by Customs officers in possession of faked gold rings, was fined $10,000 at Fanling Magistracy today (Tuesday) after pleading guilty to charges under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.
During a baggage examination on passengers arriving from China on Monday, February 24, Customs officers at the Lowu Arrival Hall found from a man 983 golden rings, each of which was marked wholly gold. Suspecting that the rings were not genuine, the officers detained the man for further investigation into possible offences under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.
The officers conducted a preliminary testing on the rings and found that they were not made of gold. Further examination on the seizure by the Government Chemist confirmed that the rings were only gold-plated pieces of lead.
The man was subsequently charged with one count of importing and one count of having in possession for supply those rings to which a false trade description was applied.
The Customs and Excise Department is responsible for the enforcement of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance.
Complaints on deficiency in the fineness of gold or platinum articles can be lodged with the Trading Standards Investigation Bureau, Units 1201-7, Nan Fung Commercial Centre, 19 Lam Lok Street, Kowloon Bay, or by telephone on 2707 7711 during office hours and 2852 3185 outside office hours.
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More elderly health centres set up
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The three new centres are: Kennedy Town Elderly Health Centre, Tsuen Wan Elderly Health Centre, and Yuen Chau Kok Elderly Health Centre.
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