SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1990
A DECORATED BUS LATER
TOURED THE DISTRICT AND BROADCAST
MESSAGES REMINDING RESIDENTS TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.
FURTHER HELP WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL SET UP EXTRA REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH.
THE CLEAN-UP DRIVE ALRO MARKS THE RND OF THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT THROUGH SUMS OF $150,000 AND $50,000 RESPECTIVELY.
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED DURING THE FIVE-MONTH CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING CLEANLINESS CONTESTS AMONG BUILDINGS AND COOKED FOOD STALLS, A SEMINAR, A COLOURING CONTEST ON HOUSEHOLD CLEANLINESS, A VARIETY SHOW, REMOVAL OF ABANDONED SIGNBOARDS, AND AREA PATROLS IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.
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THE WINNERS OF THE CONTESTS WERE AWARDED PRIZES
AT
TODAY'S
FUNCTION.
FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITION IN WONG TAI SIN
THE RESIDENTS
(SUNDAY)
MESSAGES ON FIRE PREVENTION WILL BE CONVEYED TO OF WONG TAI SIN THROUGH AN EXHIBITION TO BE HELD TOMORROW FROM 11 AM TO 3.30 PM AT THE LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE,
THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP, IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES OF NINE FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITIONS.
"THE EXHIBITIONS AIM TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND THE POTENTIAL HAZARD OF ELECTRIC FAULT WHICH REMAINS A MAJOR CAUSE OF DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL FIRES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
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"ELECTRIC FAULTS CAN BE POWER POINTS AND APPLIANCES ARE SAID.
AVOIDED IF REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF CARRIED OUT BY PROFESSIONALS, HE
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ON DISPLAY WILL BE PANELS CONTAINING GRAPHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON GENERAL FIRE PREVENTION AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION.
"OFFICERS FROM THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
VISITORS TO THE
PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC FIRES
AND
EXHIBITION WILL RECEIVE A BOOKLET ON THE SOUVENIRS SPONSORED BY KWONG ON
BANK LTD.
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