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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1978
MORE LITTER WARDENS DEPLOYED
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THERE ARE 132 LITTER WARDENS EMPLOYED IN THE URBAN AREA AND 50 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, COMPARED WITH 106 AND 52 RESPECTIVELY 12 MONTHS AGO.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, THE HON. MARTIN ROWLANDS IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. PETER WILLIAMS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION FROM MR. WILLIAMS ON LITTER OFFENCES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON. JOHN HOBLEY, SAID THERE WERE 29,844 PROSECUTIONS FOR LITTER OFFENCES BETWEEN JULY 1, 1976 AND JUNE 30, 1977. THE FIGURE WAS 29,450 BETWEEN THE PERIOD
OF JULY 1, 1977 AND JUNE 30 THIS YEAR.
MR. HOBLEY SAID HE COULD NOT GIVE THE NUMBERS OF LITTER OFFENCES COMMITTED IN THE PAST 24 MONTHS.
SUSPENSION OF COACH SERVICES
BETWEEN STAR FERRY AND BEACON HILL EXPLAINED
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CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OPERATING COACH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS BETWEEN THE STAR FERRY AND THE AREAS OF BEACON HILL AND BROADCAST DRIVE IF AND WHEN THE DEMAND JUSTIFIES IT, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. ALEX WU, MR, JONES EXPLAINED THAT THE SUSPENSION OF THESE ROUTES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS WAS DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF COACHES OF THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY.
AS A RESULT, HE SAID, THE COMPANY NATURALLY DEPLOYED THEM IN A WAY WHICH WOULD SATISFY THE TRAVEL DEMANDS OF THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
+ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THERE IS A HEAVY AND GROWING DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL SERVICES TO THE NEW TERRITORIES AND A NUMBER OF COACHES WHICH OPERATE IN URBAN KOWLOON DURING WEEKDAYS ARE DIVERTED TO THESE SERVICES, MR. JONES SAID.
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+THESE INCLUDE COACHES ON THE BEACON HILL AND BROADCAST DRIVE ROUTES,+ HE ADDED.
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