MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1981
COMMUNITY'S ROLE IN CLEAN HK DRIVE
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COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN THE PREPARATION FOR THE FORTHCOMING CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, SAID THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JIMMY SWEETMAN.
SPEAKING AT THE MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW TERRITORIES THIS EVENING (MONDAY), MR SWEETMAN SAID WITH THE COOPERATION AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE PUBLIC, HE WAS SURE HIS DEPARTMENT COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CAMPAIGN TO GET NEW EXPERIENCE LEADING TO PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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TALKING ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF REFUSE AND CLEANSING OF THE STREETS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR SWEETMAN SAID, +WE ARE FORTUNATELY GETTING A LARGE FLEET OF NEW AND REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.+
MORE THAN 50 NEW REFUSE-COLLECTION VEHICLES ARE BEING DEPLOYED
IN TIME FOR THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, HE SAID.
+MOREOVER, WE WILL SOON HAVE MORE TO DO IN MAINTAINING
ROADSIDES BY GRASS CUTTING AND AMENITIES PLANTING, INCLUDING THE USE OF MORE MACHINERY, ESPECIALLY FOR KEEPING DRAINS CLEAR ALONG THE ROADSIDE TO PREVENT FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES.
+OTHER VEHICLES WILL ALLOW US TO CLEAR SEPTIC TANKS MORE OFTEN,+ HE CONTINUED.
+THIS WILL HELP REDUCE POLLUTION AND I HOPE MAY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WELL WATER, MR SWEETMAN SAID.
HE SAID THAT THE NTSD IS NOW CARRYING OUT A REVIEW OF PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY ON THIS ISSUE.
+WE_ARE_ALSO LOOKING INTO DISPOSING OF REFUSE FROM THE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES BY CONTRACT.
ON THE CONTRACTING OUT SERVICES, MR SWEETMAN SAID. WE MUST BE CAREFUL TO CHOOSE A FIRM THAT CAN BE RELIED ON TO PERFORM IN A LONG-TERM CONTRACT AND NOT TAKE ECONOMIC SHORT CUTS TO PERFORM A MINIMUM SERVICE FOR MAXIMUM PROFIT.
TO ACHIEVE THIS AIN, AN OFFICER FROM THE NTSD HAD VISITED ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES TO STUDY PUBLIC CLEANSING BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
HR SWEETMAN SAID LICENSING PROCEDURES I WITH LICENSING AND SUB
FACTORIES.
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WAS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE COMPLICATED POSSIBLE AND TO GET MORE STAFF TO DEAL QUENT INSPECTIONS OF RESTAURANTS AND FOOD
MR SWEETMAN SAID ALSO THE AIM OF THE NTSD IS TO GET ALL HAWKERS OFF THE STREETS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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