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Tuesday, June 26, 1973
MORE OFF STREET REFUSE COLLECTION DEPOTS
Fifty-two additional permanent off-street refuse collection depots
have been planned in the urban areas to eliminate unsightly garbage collection
points on street corners.
At present there are 43 off-street points in operation, complementing
the 900 on-street ones. However it is hoped to replace these with 200 properly
constructed off-street depots.
Eight of the existing off-street centres are permanent structures
while the remainder will be replaced by permanent ones when suitable sites
are made available.
Mr. Frank Taylor, Assistant Director of Urban Services, explained
that it was the ultimate aim of the Urban Council to replace all the on-street
collection points with off-street depots to avoid obstruction to traffic and
to cause the least inconvenience to the public.
A permanent off-street depot was completed last month at the junction
of Mong Kok Road and Shanghai Street; and one at King Lam Street in Cheung
Sha Wan was handed over early this month.
Another collection point will be built in the densely populated area
of Causeway Bay. It will be located near Paterson Street and will be ready
at the end of the year.
Off-street collection depots will also be constructed in Yu Chau
Street and near the Jordan Road ferry in Kowloon.
/Mr. Taylor