FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988
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HONG KONG/KOREA CUSTOMS CONFERENCE ENDS
THE NINTH HONG KONG/KOREA CUSTOMS CO-OPERATION CONFERENCE WAS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED IN HONG KONG THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
BOTH SIDES HAVE HAD VERY USEFUL DISCUSSIONS DURING THE CONFERENCE ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE TIMELY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON DRUGS AND other offENCES, AND CO-OPERATION DURING THE 1988 SEOUL OLYMPIC GAMES.
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IT WAS ALSO AGREED THAT THE TWO CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO CO-OPERATE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CUSTOMS TECHNIQUES.
CUSTOMS
HEADED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE KOREAN ADMINISTRATION, THE KOREAN DELEGATION VISITED THE AIRPORT ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 25) TO SEE CUSTOMS OPERATIONS AND OTHER SECURITY MEASURES TAKEN IN RELATION TO ON DEPARTING PASSENGERS AND BAGGAGE,
TV SHOW DISSEMINATES CLEAN HONG KONG MESSAGES
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD EXERCISE THEIR CITIZEN'S RIGHT BY TAKING A MORE ACTIVE PART IN THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN OPERATION.
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MESSAGE
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THIS WAS THE
IN A TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR TELEVISION SHOW STAGED THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 1988/89 KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
THE PROGRAMME, BROADCAST LIVE ON TV, WAS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED.
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL HAD TOGETHER SPENT $606.6 MILLION IN HANDLING THE DISPOSAL OF REFUSE LAST YEAR, A 16.2 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE MONEY SPENT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE JOINT COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE BELIEVED THAT IF THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN MORE AWARE OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND MORE READY ΤΟ SHOULDER ITS PART IN THE KEEP CLEAN OPERATION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE COST EFFECTIVE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S PART.
/URBAN COUNCILLOR