SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1989
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THESE STUDENTS WILL ASSEMBLE AT THE SPORTS GROUND OF THE RENNIE'S MILL SECONDARY SCHOOL AT 9.30 AM. THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SIX CLEAN-UP TEAMS AND EACH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP DIFFERENT AREAS.
THEY WILL COLLECT REFUSE IN THE STREETS AND CLEAR RUBBISH ACCUMULATED AT THE SEAFRONT.
THE SAI KUNG ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (DEVELOPMENT), MISS LISA CHAN, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND RENNIE'S MILL MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE EXERCISE.
THE EXERCISE IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (SAI KUNG OFFICE).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE RENNIE'S MILL CLEAN-UP EXERCISE ON MONDAY. TRANSPORT TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO RENNIE'S MILL WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER IN TSIM SHA TSUI AT 8.15 AM.
DB ISSUES POSTER WARNING AGAINST FALLING OBJECTS
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THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD HAS PRINTED A POSTER TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO BE MINDFUL OF ITEMS PLACED BY WINDOWS OR ON AND TO TAKE CARE TO PREVENT SUCH OBJECTS FROM FALLING.
BALCONIES
FOLLOWING INCIDENTS IN WHICH PEOPLE WERE KILLED OR INJURED BY FALLING OBJECTS, THE BOARD FORMED A WORKING GROUP LAST NOVEMBER TO STEP UP PUBLICITY ON THIS PROBLEM AND ΤΟ REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT ALLOWING OBJECTS TO FALL FROM A HEIGHT COULD LEAD TO PROSECUTION.
A TOTAL OF 1,000 COPIES OF THE POSTER WERE PRINTED. THEY HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OWNERS CORPORATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND SCHOOLS, AND SOME COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE WORKING GROUP ALSO PLANS TO DISTRIBUTE ΤΟ RESIDENTS SHORTLY 10,000 COPIES OF A METRIC SCALE CONVERSION TABLE WHICH BEARS THE DESIGN AND SLOGAN OF THE PUBLICITY POSTER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP SAID: "THE PUBLIC SHOULD SEE TO IT THAT THINGS NEAR THE WINDOW ARE PROPERLY PLACED, AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT STAFF SHOULD ALSO BE TOLD TO KEEP AN EYE ON OBJECTS PUT ON THE BALCONIES AND WINDOWS IN THEIR BUILDINGS. IF EVERYONE WILL BE MORE CAREFUL, ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED.
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