FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1985
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CLEANING UP FOR THE NEW YEAR
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A CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN EASTERN DISTRICT TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TIDY UP THEIR ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE FIRST CLEAN-UP OPERATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT TOMORROW (SATURDAY), AT TSUEN WING LAU IN LAK TAI TSUEN.
MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG AND URBAN SERVICES OFFICER (EASTERN), MR KONG BOK-YIN WILL HELP CLEAN UP THE COMMON AREAS AT TSUEN WING LAU.
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN INCLUDE COMPETITIONS AND A FUN DAY FOR BOAT DWELLERS IN THE CAUSEWAY BAY AND THE ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTERS.
PLASTIC BAGS FOR COLLECTING RUBBISH, WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ABOUT 300 BOAT DWELLERS IN ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER TO PUBLICISE THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS. A COMPETITION WILL BE HELD FOR THE LARGEST NUMBER OF BAGS OF RUBBISH COLLECTED.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (EASTERN), MR STEPHEN NG WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION AT A FUN DAY TO BE HELD ON BOARD A FLOATING HALL AT THE ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 10).
BETWEEN FEBRUARY 14 AND 19, SPECIAL CLEAN-UP SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN VARIOUS AREAS IN THE DISTRICT AND ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS HAVE BEEN SET UP FOR RESIDENTS TO DISPOSE OF THE IR UNWANTED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
THE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT'S CLEAN HONG KONG COMMITTEE, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER:
(A) THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT YEAR-END CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF TAK TSUEN LAU IN LAI TAK TSUEN; AND
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THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 10) ON BOARD A FLOATING HALL AT ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER. A FERRY WILL LEAVE THE FERRY PEIR AT TO WAN LANE (IN SHAU KE! WAN EAST MAIN STREET) AT 1.30 PM TAKING PRESS MEMBERS TO THE FLOATING HALL.
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