TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1988
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CLEAN-UP FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR BEGINS
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RESIDENTS WHO ARE TO CLEAN THEIR HOUSES IN PREPARATION FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR HAVE BEEN URGED TO TAKE THE REFUSE ΤΟ THE NEAREST REFUSE/JUNK COLLECTION POINT TO BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR WALTER SULKE, AT A CEREMONY ΤΟ LAUNCH THE YEAR-END CLEAN-UP OPERATION IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT TODAY (TUESDAY).
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CAMPAIGN REFUSE
"THIS IS A REAL 'PITCHING-IN' EXERCISE, AND I AM SURE THAT THE KAIFONGS AND RESIDENTS WILL ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE AND MAKE SURE THAT REFUSE [S TAKEN TO THE TEMPORARY COLLECTION POINTS AT THE DESIGNATED TIME AND IS NOT DUMPED INDISCRIMINATELY," MR SULKE SAID,
MR SULKE THEN JOINED URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR JOSEPH CHAN, AND OTHER DIGNITARIES TO PERFORM A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY.
THEY ALSO CARRIED OUT A CLEAN-UP DEMONSTRATION BY LOADING REFUSE AND JUNK ON TO A REFUSE COLLECTION VAN ΤΟ DEMONSTRATE THEIR SUPPORT OF THE YEAR-END KEEP CLEAN PROGRAMME.
TODAY'S CEREMONY IS PART OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE YEAR-END CLEAN-UP OPERATION, WHICH WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND LAST UNTIL THE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE (FEBRUARY 16).
DURING THE SEVEN-DAY OPERATION, THE URBAN SERVICES REGIONAL, SERVICES DEPARTMENTS WILL SET UIP APPROXIMATELY TEMPORARY REFUSE/JUNK COLLECTION POINTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AUGMENT THE EXISTING REFUSE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
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THE TWO DEPARTMENTS WILL ALSO DEPLOY EXTRA CLEANSING VARIOUS REFUSE/JUNK COLLECTION POINTS TO COPE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN THROWN-AWAY ARTICLES.
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