SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1982
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MAJOR CLEAN-UP AT RENNIE'S MILL COTTAGE AREA
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THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AT RENNIE'S MILL COTTAGE AREA WERE HAPPY TODAY TO SEE THE COMPLETION OF A TWO-WEEK-LONG FACE-LIFTING OPERATION WHICH HAS MARKEDLY IMPROVED THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR LIVING AREA.
THE MAJOR CLEAN-UP, THE SECOND IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS, WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MORE THAN 200 TONNES OF REFUSE WERE REMOVED FROM THE HILLSIDE AND THE WATERFRONT AT RENNIE'S MILL ON THE WESTERN COASTLINE OF JUNK BAY.
AS THERE WERE NO VEHICLE ACCESS ROADS TO THE VILLAGE HOUSES BUILT IN TIERS ON THE REMOTE HILLS, A LARGE QUANTITY OF REFUSE HAD TO BE FERRIED OUT BY VESSELS, À SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.
PUTTING A FINAL TOUCH TO THE EXERCISE, SOME 100 CIVIC-MINDED STUDENTS FROM SIX LOCAL SCHOOLS WENT THROUGH THE COTTAGE AREA TODAY REMOVING A LARGE QUANTITY OF REFUSE AND OTHER DISCARDED MATERIAL.
ALSO TAKING PART IN TODAY'S OPERATION WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR LAM CHUNG-HUEN,
MR LAM PAID TRIBUTE TO THE STUDENTS AND ASKED THEM TO BRING HOME THE MESSAGE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN. HE ALSO URGED THEM TO IMPRESS UPON THE IR PARENTS THE NEED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE LITTER CONTAINERS AND BIN SITES PROVIDED FOR HOUSEHOLD REFUSE.
CONSERVATION ADVICE ON THE STREETS
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THE PUBLIC WILL BE MADE MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE COUNTRYSIDE FROM THIS WEEK.
TWO DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES FROM KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PAINTED WITH AN EYE-CATCHING SLOGAN AGAINST A COLOURFUL BACKGROUND OF FLOWERS, TREES AND FOOTPATHS, SYMBOLISING THE BEAUTY OF A COUNTRY PARK.
THE SLOGAN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUSES SAYS IN CHINESE■ +LOVE AND ENJOY YOUR COUNTRY PARKS. KEEP THEM CLEAN AND GREEN.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY), +BY TAKING OUR CONSERVATION MESSAGE TO THE ROADS, WE HOPE THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT THE VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE IN THE PARKS.+
/HE POINTED