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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8. 1986
+BESIDES RAIDING ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD HAWKERS AND CLEARING UP ILLEGAL FOOD PREPARATION STRUCTURES, HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT ALSO HAVE INSPECTED ABOUT 700 LICENSED FOOD PREMISES DAILY DURING THE WEEK.
+WE ARE ALSO MAKING THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS INTO FOOD SOURCES AFTER INQUIRING ABOUT THE DAILY EATING HABITS OF CHOLERA VICTIMS AND DISINFECTING THEIR RESIDENCES.+
EARLIER, 50 MEMBERS OF THE USD'S GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS CRACKED DOWN ON MORE THAN 10 ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD STALLS ON THE PAVEMENT AT 389-449, KWUN TONG ROAD.
AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION, THREE LORRY-LOADS OF HAWKER PARAPHERNALIA WERE SEIZED AND ALL ILLEGAL STRUCTURES WERE TORN DOWN.
+WE HAVE ALSO SENT SIX FOOD SAMPLES, THREE ENVIRONMENTAL SWAPS AND FIVE RECTAL SWAPS OF THE COOKED FOOD STALL OPERATORS TO THE PATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE FOR ANALYSIS, + SAID THE CHIEF HEALTH INSPECTOR OF KWUN TONG, MR LAW SHEK-KAI.
IN ADDITION, CLEANSING STAFF TODAY CLEANED UP A PRIVATE SIDE LANE IN HOW MING STREET WHERE MORE THAN 20 ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD STALLS WERE REMOVED BY THE USD YESTERDAY. ANTI-PEST MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN LATER TO IMPROVE THE HYGIENE STANDARD THERE.
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GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS MAKE 48 ARRESTS
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A TOTAL OF 48 ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD AND DRINKS HAWKERS WERE ARRESTED BY MEMBERS OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL DUTIES TEAMS DURING TODAY'S CONTINUED CRACKDOWN ON FOOD-FOR-MAN TRADERS.
THEY WERE ALL CHARGED WITH CAUSING OBSTRUCTION AND ILLEGAL HAWKING.
A BREAKDOWN OF THE ARRESTS IN THE 11 URBAN DISTRICTS IS AS FOLLOWS:
EASTERN
WAN CHAI CENTRAL
7 3
WESTERN
SOUTHERN
5
YAU MA TEI
1
SHAM SHUI PO
WONG TAI SIN
KWUN TONG
1
KOWLOON CITY
1
MONG KOK
20
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