TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1977'
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FOOD OPERATORS CAUGHT WASTING WATER IN SURPRISE VISITS
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TEAMS OF WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT STAFF HAVE BEEN PAYING
A SERIES OF SURPRISE VISITS TO RESTAURANTS AND COOKED FOOD STALLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR TO CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO WASTE WATER DURING THE CURRENT WATER RESTRICTIONS,
THE AREAS COVERED SO FAR INCLUDE MONG KOK, YAU MA TEI AND CENTRAL.
MORE THAN 30 RESTAURANTS AND COOKED FOOD STALLS IN 18 STREETS IN THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN VISITED IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
MR. WILLIAM TUCKER, DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, SAID LEGAL ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST OPERATORS OF NINE RESTAURANTS AND ONE COOKED FOOD STALL WHO WERE FOUND TO HAVE LET THEIR TAPS RUNNING WHILE WASHING VEGETABLES, FISH, MEAT OR COOKING UTENSILS.
SEVERAL OTHERS HAD BEEN WARNED THAT THEY MIGHT FACE LEGAL ACTION IF THEY WERE AGAIN FOUND TO LET WATER DRIPPING FROM THEIR TAPS.
MR. TUCKER SAID THAT THE SURPRISE VISITS PROVED TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE AS A NUMBER OF RESTAURANT AND COOKED FOOD STALL OPERATORS WERE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.
HOWEVER, HE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THE OPERATORS OF MOST OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS VISITED SO FAR WERE USING WATER WITH MAXIMUM ECONOMY.
MR. TUCKER APPEALED TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR FULL CO-OPERATION IN SAVING WATER.
HE SAID: +WE HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL ABOUT THE USE OF WATER IF THE TARGET SAVING OF 20 PER CENT IS TO BE MAINTAINED.
+TO ENSURE THAT THE CURRENT WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE PROPERLY ENFORCED, STAFF OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PAY RANDOM VISITS FROM TIME TO TIME TO RESTAURANTS AND COOKED FOOD STALLS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.+
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