WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1978
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CLEANLINESS OF KCR TRACK IS GOOD
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THE GENERAL STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS ON THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY TRACK IS GOOD, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. JOHN BREMRIDGE. MR. JONES SAID K.C.R. ALREADY HAD STAFF EMPLOYED FULL TIME IN CLEANING THE TRACK AND ITS SURROUNDS ON EACH SIDE AND THE IR PROGRAMME OF WORK ENSURED THAT THE ENTIRE TRACK WAS DEALT WITH ONCE A MONTH.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, ALL RAILWAY STATIONS AND THE IR SURROUNDS WERE CLEANSED DAILY AND THERE WAS A SEPARATE CLEANING CONTRACT FOR THE HUNG HOM STATION.
+BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE TASK OF THE STAFF INVOLVED IS MADE MORE DIFFICULT BY THE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF CERTAIN PASSENGERS WHO THROW LITTER OUT OF TRAINS AND ON STATIONS, PARTICULARLY DURING BUSY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, MR. JONES POINTED OUT.
+TO DEAL WITH THIS, HE ADDED, THE REGULAR CLEANING STAFF WORK OVERTIME AFTER PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND EXTRA STAFF ARE ALSO PUT ON CLEANING WORK AT THOSE TIMES.+
AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE WILL BE MADE TO EMPLOY MORE LABOURERS FOR A PERIOD ON A CASUAL BASIS FURTHER TO CLEAN UP PARTICULAR TROUBLE SPOTS, INCLUDING LO WU, MR. JONES SAID.
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MEASURES, HE ADDED, WOULD BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW BY THE RAILWAY MANAGEMENT AND FURTHER STEPS WOULD BE TAKEN IF NECESSARY.
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