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JATURDA., DECEMBER 10, 1983
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION AND CARNIVAL WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON ANTI-SMOKING PUBLICITY COMMITTEE, DR JUDITH MACKAY; THE COMMUNITY PHYSICIAN (KOWLOON REGION) OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DR LAI SAU-SHUE; THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CLAYMON LAI; AND THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT, MISS MONA LO.
OTHER PROGRAMMES TO PUBLICISE THE ILL EFFECTS OF SMOKING INCLUDE SPEECH, DRAWING AND SLOGAN COMPETITIONS AS WELL AS SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS.
ALSO, A TWO-DAY CAMP FOR 50 VOLUNTEER WORKERS BEGAN TODAY AT THE YUEN LONG HOLIDAY HOUSE OF THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE AS HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN, SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (ESTATE MANAGEMENT) LIMITED,
TRIAL SCHEME ON REFUSE DISPOSAL ****
A TRIAL SCHEME ON REFUSE DISPOSAL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN WAN CHAI ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 12) WHEN 12 000 PLASTIC LITTER BAGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE TO 644 HOUSEHOLDS IN 12 BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.
CO-ORDINATED BY A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE TRIAL SCHEME IS A JOINT VENTURE OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE DISTRICT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND THE WAN CHAI EAST AREA COMMITTEE.
THE FIVE-WEEK SCHEME IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO ADOPT THE HABIT OF USING PLASTIC BAGS TO DISPOSE OF REFUSE.
A PRESS BRIEFING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY MORNING AT THE LUARD ROAD REFUSE COLLECTION POINT (NEXT TO SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND) WHEN DETAILS OF THE TRIAL SCHEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE WORKING GROUP, MRS PEGGY LAM, WHO ALSO HEADS THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
FOLLOWING THE BRIEFING, MRS LAM AND OTHER GUESTS WILL DISTRIBUTE LITTER BAGS TO HOUSEHOLDS IN A NEARBY BUILDING AND EXPLAIN THE USAGE TO THE RESIDENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS BRIEFING AT 11 AM ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 12) AT THE LUARD ROAD REFUSE COLLECTION POINT (NEAR SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND) IN WAN CHAI.
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