FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1985
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DISTRICT BOARD DECRIES ILLEGAL TAPPING
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+ ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY COULD BE HAZARDOUS+ THIS IS THE KEY MESSAGE OF A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD TO DISSUADE SUCH PRACTICES IN SQUATTER AREAS.
THE SPECIAL WORKING GROUP SET UP RECENTLY UNDER THE BOARD'S SQUATTER AREA COMMITTEE HAS DRAWN UP A PLAN FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO CURB ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY TAPPING.
WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE POLICE AND CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. AND THE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN THE AREAS, THE WORKING GROUP HAS PUT UP PUBLICITY BANNERS AND POSTERS IN THE SQUATTER AREAS, AND DISTRIBUTED WARNING LEAFLETS TO RESIDENTS THERE.
THE WORKING GROUP HAS PRODUCED A TAPE IN FOUR DIFFERENT DIALECTS, PUTONGHUA, CANTONESE, CHIU CHOW, AND HAKKA, THAT CARRIES THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY+ MESSAGE, WHICH IS BROADCAST THROUGH A MOBILE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM IN TAI KOON NEW VILLAGE AND NGAU CHI WAN VILLAGE.
ON THE EVENINGS OF TOMORROW AND SUNDAY, A VARIETY SHOW, PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS SLIDE SHOWS, WILL BE ORGANISED IN THESE TWO VILLAGES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VISITS CARRIED OUT BY THE POLICE AND VOLUNTARY WORKERS.
+WE HOPE THAT THE ILLEGAL TAPPERS WILL REALISE THAT THEIR LIVES, AS WELL AS THOSE OF RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY, ARE AT RISK AS ELECTRICITY LEAKAGE, ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND FIRE HAZARDS MAY EASILY RESULT FROM ILLEGAL TAPPING,+ CHAIRMAN OF THE SQUATTER AREA COMMITTEE, MRS LEE LO YUK-SÍM, SAID.
+ELECTRICITY TAPPING IS NOT ONLY AGAINST THE LAW, IT ALSO IMPOSES REALISTIC DANGERS TO LIVES AND PROPERTY.
+VILLAGERS SHOULD APPLY FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY THROUGH NORMAL CHANNELS,+ MRS LEE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VARIETY SHOW TO PUBLICISE THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL TAPPING IN SQUATTER AREAS TO BE HELD AT DIAMOND HILL FIREBREAK ON OCTOBER 26 AT 8.30 PM AND IN NGAU CHI WAN VILLAGE TEMPORARY BASKETBALL COURT ON OCTOBER 27 AT 8.30 PM.
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