TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1987
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ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY
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A 24-HOUR TELEPHONE HOTLINE 5-8916443 WILL START OPERATION TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO GIVE ADVICE ON MOSQUITO PREVENTION WITH THE APPROACH OF THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER.
THIS IS PART OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-MOSQUITO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TO ALERT THE PUBLIC TO THE IMMINENT NUISANCE.
EMPHASISING THE MESSAGE OF +NO STAGNANT WATER, NO MOSQUITO BREEDING+, THE UNIT'S SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, MR WONG LUP-GAY, SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO MINIMISE THE CHANCE OF MOSQUITO BREEDING:
* TO KEEP ALL TINS, BOTTLES AND OUTER TYRES AWAY FROM OPEN SPACES SUCH AS ROOFS, YARDS AND CANOPIES, AND TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN ALL LARGE RECEPTACLES WHICH CANNOT BE MOVED READILY
* TO COVER WATER STORAGE TANKS AND SEE THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD
REPAIR;
* TO ENSURE THAT DRAINAGE IS IN ORDER AND
* TO RENEW WATER IN VASES AT LEAST ONCE WEEKLY AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT NO WATER ACCUMULATES IN TRAYS OF FLOWER POTS FOR MORE THAN SEVEN DAYS.
HE ALSO URGED BUILDING CONTRACTORS TO FREQUENTLY INSPECT THEIR SITES AND TO REMOVE ALL STAGNANT WATER, OR TO SPRAY AT LEAST ONCE WEEKLY A LAYER OF LIGHT DIESEL ON THE SURFACE OF WATER WHICH COULD NOT BE ELIMINATED.
+DISTRICT HEALTH STAFF OF BOTH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO OFFER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, + HE ADDED.
STAFF OF THE UNIT WILL ALSO SEND CIRCULAR LETTERS WITH SUPPORTING PUBLICITY MATERIALS TO BUILDING CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED OWNERS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND MANAGEMENT OFFICES OF LARGE PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATES APPEALING FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION.
TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE MESSAGE, POSTERS AND HANDBILLS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FOR DISPLAY, MR WONG SAID.
+THE MESSAGE WILL ALSO BE ARRANGED TO BROADCAST IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, HE SAID.
UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, ANYONE WHO ALLOWS MOSQUITO BREEDING ON PREMISES IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10 000.
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