SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1984
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ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN BEING LAUNCHED
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WITH THE APPROACH OF SUMMER, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL CARRY OUT AN ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
FROM MONDAY (APRIL 2), THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SHA TIN, KWAI CHUNG, NORTH DISTRICT AND OTHER AREAS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, A NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID.
DISTRICT PEST CONTROL STAFF WILL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO POTENTIAL MOSQUITO-BREEDING PLACES IN RURAL AREAS, STREAM COURSES, COMMON PARTS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES,
LAST YEAR, NTSD PEST CONTROL OFFICERS INSPECTED ABOUT
76 000 LOCATIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND DEALT WITH MORE THAN 14 000 IDENTIFIED MOSQUITO-BREEDING PLACES.
MEANWHILE, AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO BREEDING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF POSTERS AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS.
AS MOSQUITOES BREED ONLY IN STAGNANT WATER, THE SPOKESMAN URGED THE PUBLIC TO:
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PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL TINS, BOTTLES, RECEPTABLES AND OLD TYRES,
KEEP WATER STORAGE TANKS WELL COVERED AND IN GOOD CONDITION;
* ENSURE DRAINAGE IS IN ORDER TO PREVENT BLOCKAGE;
* CHANGE WATER IN VASES AT LEAST ONCE WEEKLY, AND
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MAKE SURE THAT NO WATER ACCUMULATED IN TRAYS AND FLOWER BEDS.
NT RESIDENTS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE MAY CONTACT THEIR URBAN SERVICES OFFICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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