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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1984
PEST CONTROL STAFF WILL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO POTENTIAL BREEDING PLACES IN RURAL AREAS, STREAM COURSES, COMMON PARTS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION SITÉS.
NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH MOSQUITOS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE IR NEAREST URBAN SERVICES OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE NTSD IS ALSO LAUNCHING AN ANTI-MOSQUITO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF SIMPLE RULES ON MOSQUITO PREVENTION.
POSTERS AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS SUCH AS SCHOOLS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND INCORPORATED OWNERS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS.
AS MOSQUITOS BREED ONLY IN STAGNANT WATER, THE SPOKESMAN URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:
* DISCARD ALL TINS, BOTTLES, RECEPTACLES AND OLD TYRES;
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KEEP WATER STORAGE TANKS WELL COVERED AND IN GOOD CONDITION;
ENSURE DRAINS ARE IN GOOD ORDER AND WON'T CLOG; AND
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CHANGE WATER IN VASES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND ENSURE WATER DOES NOT ACCUMULATE IN TRAYS AND/OR IN FLOWER BEDS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE IT IS AN OFFENCE TO ALLOW MOSQUITOS TO BREED ON THEIR PREMISES, OFFENDERS FACE A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10 000.
SEMINAR FOR NEW SCIENCE TEACHERS
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A SEMINAR FOR NEW TEACHERS OF SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 6.
ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S SCIENCE SUBJECTS SECTION, THE SEMINAR IS INTENDED TO INTRODUCE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCIENCE TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO NEW TEACHERS OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, HUMAN BIOLOGY AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE.
IT WILL INCLUDE A BOOK EXHIBITION, TALKS AND A GROUP DISCUSSION,
/SCHOOL HEADS