MONDAY, JULY 8, 1985
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VIEWS ON RC BILL WILL BE CONSIDERED
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VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE REGIONAL COUNCIL BILL WILL BE CONSIDERED BY UMELCO, MEMBERS OF THE KWAI CHUNG/TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD WERE TOLD TODAY.
THE ASSURANCE WAS GIVEN BY MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON WHEN HE AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CONTINUED THE IR VISITS TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS.
MR CHEUNG TOLD THE BOARD THAT IT WAS ENCOURAGING THE DISTRICT BOARDS HAD SHOWN INTEREST IN THE BILL.
SUBJECTS RELATING TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT WERE ALSO DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING WHICH WAS CO-CHAIRED BY MR CHEUNG AND MR HO TUNG-CHING, CHAIRMAN OF THE KWAI CHUNG/TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD.
MR CHEUNG ALSO SAID THAT THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE CULTURAL, RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
RSD MOUNTS ANTI-RODENT OPERATION IN TAI PO
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) MOUNTED A THREE-WEEK ANTI-RODENT OPERATION IN TWO TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS IN TAI PO.
THEY ARE THE YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND SHUEN WAN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF MORE THAN 15 000 PEOPLE.
THE OPERATION IS AIMED AT INSTILLING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF RODENTS AS A SANITARY NUISANCE AND TO SUPPRESS RODENT BREEDING IN THE TWO TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
DURING THE OPERATION, RODENT CONTROL TEAMS WILL BE DEPLOYED TO INSPECT ALL POSSIBLE RODENT BREEDING PLACES AND APPLYING TRAPS OR POISON BAITS ONCE RAT BREEDING IS TRACED.
HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE RSD WILL VISIT RESIDENTS TO GIVE TECHNICAL ADVICE ON EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO ELIMINATE RODENT BREEDING AND EDUCATION TALKS ON WAYS TO DEAL WITH ANY ASSOCIATED HEALTH HAZARDS.
THEY WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE POSTERS, HANDBILLS AND LEAFLETS TO RESIDENTS,
/THE SPOKESMAN