FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1979
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BIG CLEAN-UP ON CHEUNG CHAU
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A 'CLEAN CHEUNG CHAU DAY' WILL BE HELD ON
THE ISLAND TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AS PART OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
ABOUT 220 SCHOOL CHILDREN DIVIDED INTO 10 GROUPS FROM BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND WILL CLEAN UP ALL THE RUBBISH AT 10 REFUSE BLACK SPOTS SELECTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S CLEANSING STAFF DURING THEIR INSPECTIONS.
THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE (ISLANDS) AND THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD, WHICH STARTED LAST MONTH AND WILL END ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 16), NTSD CLEANSING STAFF CARRY OUT THOROUGH INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND AND REMIND THE RESIDENTS TO KEEP THEIR PLACES CLEAN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) MOST OF THE REFUSE COMPRISED DISCARDED BUILDING MATERIALS AND OLD FURNITURE.
+AS A RESULT OF MORE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE CITY TO LIVE ON CHEUNG CHAU, MORE FURNITURE AND SURPLUS BUILDING MATERIALS ARE BEING DUMPED BY NON-CIVIC-MINDED PEOPLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TO SPREAD THE CLEAN MESSAGE FURTHER, THE ORGANISATION COMMITTEE OF THE CAMPAIGN HAS HELD DRAWING AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS, WITH CLEAN CHEUNG CHAU AS THE THEME, FOR STUDENTS ON THE ISLAND.
THE WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT CHEUNG CHAU YOUTH RECREATION CENTRE UNTIL SUNDAY AND THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
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