WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1986
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BETTER SUPPORT NEEDED IN CLEANING HONG KONG
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AN URBAN COUNCILLOR TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CALLED FOR A NEW TERRITORY-WIDE, GOVERNMENT SPONSORED CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN.
AT A MEETING OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRMAN, MR WALTER SULKE, SAID THAT A NEW DRIVE WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE EDGE HAS GONE OFF OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP THE CITY CLEAN+.
+ IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER WEEKENDS, IN AREAS WHERE MANY PEOPLE CONGREGATE,+ HE POINTED OUT.
MR SULKE STRESSED THAT FUTURE CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE PRIMARILY AIMED AT YOUTH BECAUSE HONG KONG WILL NOT BE CLEAN +UNTIL THE CHILDREN, THE TEENAGERS, THE YOUNGER GENERATION, GET THE MESSAGE THAT KEEPING IT CLEAN IS A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY+.
HE ADDED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE BY THEIR GOOD EXAMPLE COULD EVEN HELP THE ORDER GENERATION CHANGE THEIR BAD HABITS.
AS AGREED BY COMMITTEE, THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL, IN FACT, BE JOINTLY CONDUCTING A KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN TERRITORY-WIDE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WITH THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND AMONG COMPONENTS OF THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN WILL BE A CLEAN SCHOOLS COMPETITION.
AMONG OTHER INITIATIVES, THE COMMITTEE AGREED TO ALLOW THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION TO ACT AS AGENTS FOR THE UC'S SPONSORED LITTERBIN SCHEME AT THE MTR'S KORNHILL DEVELOPMENT IN QUARRY BAY.
THEY ALSO RESOLVED TO GO AHEAD WITH THE SEVENTH AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME AS PART OF A SUMMER CLEAN BEACH' CAMPAIGN.
NOMINATIONS FOR BY-ELECTIONS CLOSE FRIDAY
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ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR BY-ELECTIONS OF TWO DISTRICT BOARDS ARE BEING URGED TO COME FORWARD EARLY AS THE DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY (MAY 2).
TWO SEATS - ONE IN THE CHUNG WAN CONSTITUENCY OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT, AND THE OTHER IN THE TAI KOK TSUI CONSTITUENCY OF MONG KOK DISTRICT WERE VACATED FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL IN MARCH.
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