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Annex C
Report from DUS or. Sanitation Conditions in Refugee Camps
Refugee Cares in Kowlcɔn
Kai Tak East Transit Centre (manated by Caritas, Hong Kongi
}) Population as at 3/10/72:
2)
General conlitiɔn:
6, 140
The management has mobilised
! refugees in the camp to clean it up. However, loose
paper, fruit peel, paper bags, rags and food remnants tend to be scattered in open spaces as well as along passageways between dwelling huts. Littex bins are not all provided with proper covers. Eamboo baskeis (which are unsatisfactory) are used for the storage
ofïzefuse pending its removal, though the storage
carea itself is kept reasonably clean.
3)
4)
Surface channels: No proper surface channels have
been constructed inside this centre with the result
that surface water accumulates. This is a point on
which Government action is required.
Toilet facilities: Flushing toilets and baths are
maintained in a reasonably satisfactory state,
5) Reruse disposal.
A daily collection service is
provided by the Urban Services Department and no accumulation of refuse has been noticed. A properly constructed refuse collection point has been provided.
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Hong Kong Red Cross Temporary Transit Centre (managed
by the Hong Kong Red Cross)
Previously known as Kai Tak North. Camp
1) Population as at 3/10/79:
14,566
2) General condition: From the hygiene point of view
conditions inside the centre are far from satisfurtory.
Allowance must be made for the large number of refugees
and the limited resources of the management. Scraps or, paper, fruit peel, empty cans and glass bottles tend to be scattered all over the centre, particularly