SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1986
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YAU MA TEI STREETS CLEANSED *****
A CLEANSING DAY WAS HELD IN YAU MA TEI TODAY (SATURDAY) TO BOOST PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.
THE OPERATION WAS LAUNCHED BY THE YAU MA TEI ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE AS PART OF EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
CLEANSING STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WERE DEPLOYED TO CLEAN YAU MA TEI MARKET. THEY WILL CLEAN OTHER MARKET AREAS IN THE DISTRICT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
LEADING THE WHOLE OPERATION WERE YAU MA TEI ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS SANDY HO, AND SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT (KOWLOON SOUTH) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR WONG TAK-FAN.
THEY AND MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE HELPED IN STREET CLEANSING WORK AFTER AN OPENING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE DISTRICT'S FIVE AREA COMMITTEES WILL ALSO BE MOBILISED TO CONDUCT AREA INSPECTIONS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM SPOTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES. THEIR VIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTIONED **** *
THIRTY-FOUR SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY AUCTION THIS MORNING (SATURDAY) FOR A TOTAL OF $585 500 WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.
THE AUCTION HELD AT RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, 8TH FLOOR, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER 821 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $80 000.
ANOTHER NUMBER DL28 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $70 000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1 000 FOR DL1997, BH411, CP5255 AND DL4147.
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