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SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1978
GRAVE-SWEEPERS URGED TO KEEP COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO GRAVE-SWEEPERS AND PICNICKERS VISITING THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING CHANCHOR PERIOD TO KEEP THE COUNTRYSIDE CLEAN.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE AS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PREPARE TO FLOCK TO THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING THIS PERIOD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT MANY PICNICKERS AND VISITORS TO GRAVEYARDS STILL THROW LITTER OR LEAVE LEFTOVER FOOD ON THE GROUND, CAUSING IMMENSE LITTER PROELEM.
+ IF EVERYONE COULD BE MORE CONSIDERATE AND DO HIS BIT EY DISPOSING UNWANTED ITEMS INTO LITTER BINS OR CONTAINERS, WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT, HE SAID.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, THE USD WILL PLACE MORE BINS AND CONTAINERS AT ALL THE MAJOR CEMETERIES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE OF SAFETY PRACTICE ******
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE OF SAFETY PRACTICE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (APRIL 3) AT 3 P.M. IN G.1.3. THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS STANDING COMMITTEE, HR. W.D. LEIGHTON- CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE FIRE SERVICES FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, MR. B.G. FENDER- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, MR. C.S.O. CHAN AND MR. T.W. WONG AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CODE OF SAFETY PRACTICE FOR THE PLASTIC INDUSTRIES, MR. DENNIS TING.
MR. LEIGHTON WILL EXPLAIN AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE THE INTEREST TAKEN IN THE SUBJECT BY THE DANGEROUS GOODS STANDING COMMITTEE AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY ARISE FROM IT.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.
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