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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1980
MR JONES SAID THAT SINCE 1972 WHEN THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN BEGAN, THE GROWTH IN THE POPULATION AND ITS GREATER AFFLUENCE HAD INCREASED BY ALMOST 50 PER CENT THE AMOUNT OF REFUSE COLLECTED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+BUT MORE STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE,+ HE SAID. +IN PARTICULAR THE CO-OPERATION AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN CLEANLINESS NEEDS TO BE REKINDLED,+
IT WAS A TIMELY INITIATIVE BY THE CHEST, SAID MR JONES, COMING AS IT DID AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL INTENDED TO EMBARK NEXT YEAR ON A NEW CAMPAIGN.
+OBVIOUSLY IT IS BETTER TO PURSUADE PEOPLE TO AVOID LITTERING RATHER THAN TO COERCE THEN, HE SAID. +AND I WELCOME, AS I KNOW THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE DOES, ANY MOVE WHICH WILL HELP IN THIS TASK.
MR JONES SAID THE INITIATIVE WAS GIVEN ADDED MERIT IN THAT IT WOULD, AT THE SAME TIME AS HELPING TO RID HONG KONG OF REFUSE, RAISE MONEY FOR ALL THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY CHEST.
HE SAID: I HOPE THE SCHEME WE ARE LAUNCHING TODAY WILL GROW AND GAIN THE SUPPORT OF ALL IMPORTANT ORGANISATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.+
HIKING SCHEME STARTS TOMORROW ****
THE CHONG HING HIKING SCHEME WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING AT THE WAN CHAI GAP PARK WITH A WALK AND A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE LIU CHONG HỈNG BANK LTD. MR LIU LIT-FOR WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 10.30 AM.
AFTER THE OPENING, ABOUT 1 000 HIKERS WHO HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME WILL SET OFF FOR A WALK VIA LADY CLEMENTI PATH TO FINISH AT ABERDEEN.
TO HELP PARTICIPANTS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCHEME, PHOTOGRAPHS AND INFORMATION ON THE 16 DESIGNATED ROUTES WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE WAN CHAI GAP PARK FROM 9 AM.
THE HIKING SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND SPONSORED BY THE LIU CHONG HING BANK.