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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1986
CONSENT TO DEMOLISH WAS GIVEN IN 16 INSTANCES, AFFECTING 22 BUILDINGS.
THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION CARRIED OUT 345 INSPECTIONS AND RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 77 COMPLAINTS; THE CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RECEIVED 491 COMPLAINTS ABOUT ILLEGAL BUILDING WORKS AND CHANGES OF USE AND CARRIED OUT 879 INSPECTIONS.
THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $5.67 BILLION, OF WHICH ABOUT $5.3 BILLION WAS FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL SO FAR THIS YEAR TO ABOUT $9.8 BILLION.
LITTER BUG PARADED IN DIAMOND HILL
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KAIFONGS AND VOLUNTARY WORKERS IN WONG TAI SIN TODAY (SUNDAY) PARADED THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE DIAMOND HILL SQUATTER AREAS TO EXPOSE THE +LITTER BUG+ (LAP SAP CHUNG) TO RESIDENTS.
THE PARADE WAS ONE OF THE PROGRAMMES IN THE OPENING CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE DISTRICT'S SQUATTER AREA CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN.
CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SQUATTER AREA COMMITTEE, MRS LEE LO YUK-SIM, SAID THE CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN WOULD LAST ABOUT A MONTH.
THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION OF SQUATTER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT, SHE SAID.
MRS LEE URGED RESIDENTS TO CLEAN DRAINAGES REGULARLY AND TO AVOID DUMPING RUBBISH.
BANNERS AND POSTERS WERE PUT UP IN THE SQUATTER AREAS TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE CLEANLINESS MESSAGE.
A SINGING CONTEST, A CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND PICTURE-COLOURING COMPETITIONS WOULD ALSO BE ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS DURING THE MONTH.
IN ADDITION TO EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES THE CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP WOULD EMPLOY PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO CLEAN CHOKED DRAINAGES AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF WOULD CARRY OUT PEST CONTROL IN ALL SQUATTER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT.
DUMPING SITES