37
-
Wednesday, March 29, 1972
URBAN COUNCIL'S KEEP HONG KONG CLEA” CAMPAIGN
Plan For Large Scale Community Involvement
The Director of Urban Services, the Hon. D.R.. Alexander, said
today a plan for large scale community involvement in the Urban Council's
Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign is currently being considered.
He was replying at the resumed Budget debate in the Legislative
Council to questions raised by the Hon. Cswald Cheung on March 16,
Matters such as staff recruitment and training, designing of new
litter containers, scheduling of area clean-ups, and myriad minor details
were all being pursued, he added.
"But the crux of the matter will not be solely the provision of
funds for staff and equipment and a will on Government's part to clean up
Hong Kong.'
"
It rested firstly, on whether the local populace could be persuaded
that the days of indiscriminate littering and refuse dumping were over.
He pointed out that this could be done in the long term by a
continuation of education and persuasion but in the immediate term, on
pain of prosecution with adequate penalties.
Secondly, he added, it was not a question of the Urban Services
Department cleaning up the mess but one of the populace not creating it in
the first place with his department onabling them not to do so by providing
full and adequate services wherever required.
/On garbage
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.