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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1991
YEAR-END CLEAN-UP PROGRAMME STARTS
то TIE IN WITH
"SPRING PRACTICE OF
IN THE TRADITIONAL
CHINESE COMMUNITY HAS BEGUN AND WILL BE IN FULL SWING IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
A TERRITORY-WIDE YEAR-END CLEAN-UP PROGRAMME
CLEANING"
THE
JOINT URBAN/REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL END ON FEBRUARY 14
THE PROGRAMME, ORGANISED BY THE
COMMITTEE, KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING (THURSDAY) BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR STARTS.
TODAY (THURSDAY):
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE SAID "TO FACILITATE THE DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED FURNITURE AND BULKY HAIL THE NEW YEAR, TEMPORARY JUNK COLLECTION POINTS HAVE BEEN IN ALL URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS.
WASTE TO SET UP
TO CLEAN
"ADDITIONAL LORRIES AND STAFF ARE BEING DEPLOYED LITTER BLACK SPOTS BY REMOVING REFUSE AND UNCLAIMED ARTICLES FROM STREETS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
UP
THE
BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR REFUSE WAS COLLECTED THAN THE USUAL
HE ADDED THAT DURING THE 10 DAYS LAST YEAR, A DAILY AVERAGE OF 5,519 TONNES OF THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, WHICH WAS 20 PER CENT MORE DAILY AVERAGE YIELD OF 4,599 TONNES.
"MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT THEY REFUSE IN NEARBY COLLECTION POINTS BEFORE THEY ARE CLOSED.
DISCARD
COLLECTION
CAN
OR AND RESPECTIVE
THE
"ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CLOSING TIME OF VARIOUS REFUSE POINTS DURING THE YEAR-END AND DETAILS OF THE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS
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HE SAID.
FOR
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT THE MAXIMUM PENALTY
PLACES OTHER THAN COLLECTION POINTS IS A FINE OF $10,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF REFUSE IN PUBLIC
EARLIER WELFARE PAYMENT FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR
RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE HOLDING CASH ORDER BOOK MAY RECEIVE EARLIER WELFARE PAYMENT IF THEIR PAY DAYS FALL ON THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS FROM FEBRUARY 14 TO 17.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THEY MAY CASH THEIR CASH ORDER BOOK COUPONS ON FEBRUARY 8 IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON FEBRUARY 14; ON FEBRUARY 11 IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON FEBRUARY 15; ON FEBRUARY 12 IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON FEBRUARY 16; AND ON FEBRUARY 13 IF THEIR PAY DAY FALLS ON FEBRUARY 17.
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