TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1987
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TERRITORY-WIDE CLEAN-UP TO BEGIN
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A BLOCK-TO-BLOCK CLEAN-UP OPERATION THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WILL BE LAUNCHED ON MONDAY (MAY 18) TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS IN STREETS AND BUILDINGS.
THE OPERATION, TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A NEW PHASE OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND WILL LAST THROUGH JUNE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID THAT THE CLEAN-UP WILL BE OPERATED ON A STREET-BY-STREET AND BLOCK-TO-BLOCK BAS 13, COVERING LANES BUILDINGS, HAWKER AREAS, MARKETS, AND CANOPIES, REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTION, ABATEMENT OF MOSQUITO AND OTHER PEST NUISANCES.
DISTRICT HEALTH INSPECTORS WILL BE INVOLVED ACTIVELY IN THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS, CARRYING OUT THE BLOCK-TO-BLOCK CLEANSING PROGRAMMES, ANTI-LITTER" PATROL AND ENFORCEMENT OF CLEANSING AND HYGIENE LAWS.
TO SUPPORT THE NEW PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO CONDUCT INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD RENDER THEIR SUPPORT BY TAKING THE JUNK DIRECTLY TO A NEARBY COLLECTION POINT DURING ITS OPENING HOURS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
RESIDENTS OF EACH DISTRICT MAY CONTACT THEIR DISTRICT HEALTH INSPECTOR_REGARDING DETAILS OF THE OPERATION, LOCATION AND OPENING HOURS OF THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
THEY MAY ALSO CALL UP THE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY NUMBER OF THE URBAN SERVICES BEPARTMENT ON 5-8680000 OR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON 0-4455555 FOR SUCH DETAILS.
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