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A food wholesaler was convicted of supplying a kind of Chinese duck liver that was falsely claimed to be “Hungarian goose liver”, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO), and was fined $45,000 at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts today (November 13). A total of 328 packs of duck liver involved in the case were also confiscated.
During a territory-wide inspection conducted earlier, Hong Kong Customs purchased a food product claimed to be goose liver from a food retailer and sent the samples to the Government Laboratory for testing. The testing result revealed that the product was actually duck liver. After an investigation, Customs found the product was supplied by the subject food wholesaler.
Customs officers subsequently took enforcement action and seized a total of 328 packs of related products on the market, with a total value of about $42,300.
Customs reminds traders to comply with the requirements of the TDO and urges consumers to procure products at reputable shops.
Under the TDO, any person who supplies goods with a false trade description in the course of trade or business, or is in possession of any goods for sale with a false trade description, commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.
Members of the public may report any suspected violations of the TDO to Customs’ 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).
The Transport Department (TD) said today (November 13) that the Ka Fu Fong Public Car Park in Sheung Shui has commenced service. It is the first new public vehicle park (PVP) project completed under the Government’s “single site, multiple use” principle.
The nine-storey PVP provides 320 parking spaces for private cars and six for light goods vehicles, i.e. a total of 326 parking spaces. All of them are equipped with fee-paying electric vehicle charging facilities. In addition, smart equipment including the access control system, license plate recognition system and parking bay information system have been adopted in the project. The PVP is leased to an operator for its management and operation via the Government Property Agency.
A spokesman for the TD said that the Government will continue to pursue a host of measures to increase the supply of parking spaces, including incorporation of PVPs in suitable government, institution or community facilities and public open space projects in accordance with the “single site, multiple use” principle, thereby increasing the supply of parking spaces in the district and achieving optimal land use. The Government will continue to increase the supply of parking spaces to address the public’s demand.
Apart from parking spaces, there will be a garden comprising a badminton court, a basketball court and landscaping areas on the roof of the Ka Fu Fong Public Car Park as well as at-grade landscaping areas, which form part of the ancillary facilities for the neighbouring public housing development project. They are funded by the Hong Kong Housing Authority separately and will be completed later.
