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Monks plead not guilty

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BUDDHIST monks at Po Lin Monastery, locked in battle with health bosses over their sewage system, denied polluting water around the Lantau landmark.

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Poon Kwok-kan, a monastery representative, pleaded not guilty to discharging polluting matter into Hong Kong waters on August 12. The magistrate's court hearing was adjourned until May 5.

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