WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1983
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CLEAN-UP DRIVE SHOWS GOOD RESULTS
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AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, MR HO TZE-PING, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CALLED ON BATHERS TO HELP KEEP THE BEACHES CLEAN.
HE MADE THE CALL DURING A VISIT TO THE GEMINI BEACH AS PART OF A TWO-HOUR TOUR OF TSUEN WAN.
MR HO WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS AND WITH THE GENERAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IN TSUEN WAN.
MR HO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.
ACCOMPANYING HIM ON THE TOUR WERE THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN TELFORD, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF TSUEN WAN, MR CHAN YIU-CHEÚNG.
AT THE GEMINI BEACH, THEY SAW NTSD WORKERS REMOVING MORE THAN D BASKETS OF REFUSE LEFT BEHIND BY BEACHGOERS.
EARLIER THE PARTY VISITED SAM TUNG UK RESITE VILLAGE TO SEE THE CLEANSING SERVICES BEING PROVIDED THERE FOR 1 300 VILLAGERS.
NEXT THEY TOURED KWU HANG VILLAGE WHERE MR HO WAS BRIEFED OF A REFUSE COLLECTION PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT AT THE VILLAGE.
THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO HEUNG CHE STREET AND INSPECTED A NEWLY BUILT REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.
MR HO WAS TOLD THAT SOME 110 TONNES OF REFUSE AND DISCARDED ARTICLES WERE BEING REMOVED DAILY IN TSUEN WAN.
HE ALSO LEARNED THAT MORE THAN 72 000 TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER PLANTS HAD BEEN PLANTED IN TSUEN WAN DURING THE LATEST PLANTING SEASON.
SEMINAR ARRANGED FOR MOBILE FOOD VAN OPERATORS
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PEOPLE INTERESTED IN OPERATING MOBILE FOOD VANS ARE BEING INVITED TO A SEMINAR ON JULY 28 DURING WHICH THEY WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE NEW LICENSING CONDITIONS AND THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS IN LINE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF MOBILE FOOD VAN SERVICE TO THE WONG CHUK HANG INDUSTRIAL AREA LATER THIS YEAR.
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