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Any person who imports, distils, makes,

manufactures, sells, exposes for sale or has in his

possession for sale, supplies or deals in any adulterated

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liquor and I am advised wine contaminated with diethylene

glycol falls into this category commits an offence under

section 61 of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 109)

liable to a fine of $100,000, imprisonment for two years

and forfeiture of such stock. It is also an offence under

the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance to sell any

food, including an alcoholic beverage, which is unfit for

human consumption.

4.

Although the Food and Drug (Composition and

Labelling) Regulations do not generally apply to alcoholic

beverages, the amendment regulations made by Your Excellency

in Executive Council yesterday include a provision that if

any alcoholic beverage is marked or labelled with a list

of ingredients, it shall conform in all respects with the

requirements of the new regulations. With these various

provisions, the prompt action and warning to the public by

the Customs Service, and the wide publicity given to the

whole incident in the media, I am satisfied the public have

adequate protection.