WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1985
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MORE WORK FOR RSD STAFF IN DEVELOPING NEW TOWN
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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD TO CLEAR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE TO 10 TONNES OF REFUSE EACH MONTH IN SHA TIN AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION GROWTH OF THE NEW TOWN.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL BY THE DISTRICT HYGIENE SUPERINTENDENT (SHA TIN), MR NG YING-NEEN.
HE SAID 327 OF THE DISTRICT'S 533 ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE STAFF AIDED BY A FLEET OF 28 SPECIALISED VEHICLES, CLEARED AN AVERAGE OF 185 TONNES OF REFUSE DAILY.
+THIS FIGURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE AT A RATE OF FIVE TO 10 TONNES PER MONTH FOLLOWING THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND THE SUBSEQUENT POPULATION GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT,+ HE ADDED.
ANOTHER TEAM OF SEVEN HEALTH INSPECTORS LOOKED AFTER 632 RESTAURANTS, VARIOUS FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT THAT WERE LICENSED OR PERMITTED TO OPERATE TO ENSURE THAT THEY MET THE REQUIRED STANDARD OF PUBLIC HYGIENE AND SAFETY. THEY ALSO TOOK ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST UNLICENSED PREMISES,
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THREE PUBLIC MARKETS AND A COOKED FOOD MARKET IN SHA TIN WHILE HAWKER CONTROL RESTS WITH A GENERAL DUTIES TEAM OF 137 MEMBERS,
LOOKING AFTER 20 HECTARES OF SPORTSGROUND, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, SWIMMING POOLS, SITTING-OUT AREAS AND REST GARDENS WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A TEAM OF AMENITIES AND SPORTS OFFICERS, ARTISANS AND WORKMEN.
DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER (SHA TIN), MR LAU TAK-SHIU, SAID THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED TWO PLANT NURSERIES IN SHA TIN THAT PROVIDED ANNUALLY OVER 300 000 PLANT MATERIALS INCLUDING TREES, SHRUBS, CLIMBERS AND GROUND COVERS. IT ALSO KEPT 25 HECTARES OF ROADSIDE
AMENITY PLOTS IN THE DISTRICT.
SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT LAST APRIL, 125 RECREATION AND SPORTS EVENTS CATERING FOR PEOPLE WORKING OR LIVING IN SHA TIN WERE ORGANISED. ASSISTANCE WAS ALSO. GIVEN TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN PROMOTING RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES CENTRED ON THE SHA TIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, WHICH HAD A STOCK OF 28 315 BOOKS AND 2 166 ITEMS OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS. THE LIBRARY ALSO PROVIDED A WIDE RANGE OF EXTENSION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING STORY-TELLING, BOOK EXHIBITIONS, SUBJECT TALKS, MINI CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, MUSIC APPRECIATION, FILM SHOWS, ETC.
FREE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES, SUCH AS CANTONESE OPERAS, VARIETY SHOWS, POP CONCERTS, ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS, PUPPET SHOWS, ETC. WERE REGULARLY ARRANGED IN 11 OUTDOOR VENUES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES. ON THE AVERAGE FIVE PROGRAMMES WERE PRESENTED EACH MONTH IN SHA TIN, ATTRACTING SOME 300 TO 800 AUDIENCE EACH TIME.
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