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SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1982
PILOT CONTRACT SCHEME FOR VILLAGE CLEANSING
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A PILOT SCHEME FOR CONTRACTING OUT CLEANSING SERVICES IN FOUR VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE PUT INTO EFFECT FROM MAY 1.
CHOSEN FOR THE NINE MONTH-LONG SCHEME ARE TAI PO TSAI VILLAGE AND HANG HAU TOWN IN SAI KUNG, LUNG KWU TAN IN TUEN MUN AND WANG TOT SHAN IN YUEN LONG.
*THE AIM OF CONTRACTING OUT THE CLEANSING SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE CLEANLINESS IN THEIR VILLAGES AT A REASONABLE COST, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT
THE SCHEME IS PART OF A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.
THE $500 000 CONTRACT BEING OFFERED IS BASED ON PRESENT COSTS FOR THE NTSD TO PROVIDE CLEANSING SERVICES IN THE VILLAGES,
THE CONTRACTOR WILL UNDERTAKE THE DAILY COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF REFUSE FROM DESIGNATED POINTS, AS WELL AS CLEANSING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES INCLUDING TOILETS, REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS AND PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE VILLAGE AND THE AREAS COVERED BY THE CONTRACT.
TO MONITOR PROGRESS IN THE WORK, NTSD STAFF WILL REGULARLY PATROL THE VILLAGES TO CHECK ON THE STATE OF CLEANLINESS THERE.
AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT TEAM, MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT BOARDS, DISTRICT OFFICE AND NTSD WILL BE FORMED TO JUDGE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACTOR.
IF THE PILOT SCHEME PROVES SUCCESSFUL, THE NTSD WILL CONSIDER CONTRACTING OUT THE CLEANSING SERVICE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA ON A MORE PERMANENT BASIS AS WELL AS EXTENDING THE SCHEME TO OTHER AREAS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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