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Written by: Ling Yide
2020-09-04 19:05
Last update date: 2020-09-04 20:37
The former party Hong Kong Zhongzhi launched the "self-rescue masks" in April this year and cooperated with yellow shops to sell them to support the yellow economic circle. However, because the masks were marked with "NOT MADE IN CHINA" and "ASTM Level 1", they were suspected by the customs With false origin and efficacy claims.
Following the earlier arrest of former Hong Kong Standing Committee Member Leung Yanfeng and Vice Chairman Cheng Jialang, Customs today (4th) arrested the female person in charge of a yellow shop restaurant "The Artlab by Favilla" in Kwun Tong.
The person in charge of the restaurant, Mr. Liang, said that the arrested person was a female shareholder of the restaurant. Customs had visited the restaurant as early as April to investigate. About 1 to 2 weeks after the introduction of the mask, the restaurant no longer had the supply of the mask. He questioned that the customs action was due to political factors. He also pointed out that the customs had announced that he would come to arrest him tonight.
A spokesperson for the customs said that the customs had received a report earlier that an online merchant had supplied a surgical mask marked with "NOT MADE IN CHINA" and "ASTM Level 1" through restaurants and restaurants, suspected of having a false origin and Effectiveness claims.
Since the merchant has not been able to provide certification to prove that the relevant masks comply with the labeling claims, the company arrested a representative and a director of the merchant suspected of violating the Trade Descriptions Ordinance on May 22 and 25, respectively.
After following up the investigation, the Customs arrested a 31-year-old female person in charge of the restaurant in Kwun Tong today. The case is still under investigation.
Hong Kong Zhongzhi launched "self-help masks" in April this year. At that time, it said that the first batch of 350,000 will be sold at a cost of 100 yuan per box in cooperation with yellow shops to support the yellow economic circle.
Huang Zhifeng, the former secretary-general of Zhongzhi, said at the time that masks meet the American ASTM Level 1 standard, with more than 95% BFE and PFE.
Customs notice to detain the person in charge of the restaurant
Mr. Liang, the head of The Artlab by Favilla, said that soon after the mask was launched in the restaurant in April, the customs had already visited the site to inquire, saying that it received complaints from citizens, mainly to find relevant people, and asked who provided the masks.
After about 1 to 2 weeks, the shop no longer supplies the mask.
Mr. Leung said that today the Customs went to the shop to look for him again, saying that they violated the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, but he was not present at the time. The Customs arrested the female shareholder of the shop, and said that the Customs said that he would be arrested at Liang's apartment tonight. .
Mr. Leung believes that this customs action was "because it was done by all people (provided)", and that it was due to political factors more than violations of the regulations.
Huang Zhifeng: All distribution points have been notified in May to stop selling
In response to the incident, Huang Zhifeng said that when Hong Kong Zhongzhi received a customs inquiry in early May, it immediately notified all distribution points to stop selling relevant masks.
When Huang Zhi's then member of the Standing Committee of Zhongzhi and the vice chairman were arrested, customs officers indicated to the arrested persons that the relevant arrests would only extend to the party that provided and produced masks.
It is difficult to understand why the customs will suddenly come to the door for arrest four months after the sale of masks has been suspended. In particular, the arrested person has nothing to do with the supply of masks as a waiter in a restaurant.
Huang Zhifeng said that the customs has always claimed that the product "Not Made in China" is inconsistent with the facts, but has never provided relevant evidence or investigation results. Yellow economic circle.
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