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Wednesday, July 5, 1972

PUBLIC HAS VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN

The proposed changes in the Public Health and Urban Services Ordinance

will facilitate the task of bringing home to the public the vital part they

must play in the coming "Keep Hong Kong Clean" campaign, and to keep it clean.

This was stated in the Legislative Council today by the Chairman of the

Urban Council and Director of Urban Services, the Hon. D.R.W. Alexander, when

moving the second reading of the Public Health and Urban Services (Amendment)

(No. 2) Bill.

Mr. Alexander reminded members of Legislative Council that cleaning

up Hong Kong was not at all a question of providing his department with the

necessary basic and mechanical resources to do the job.

"Rather it was a task of, first of all, enlisting the co-operation

of the people of Hong Kong in understanding the problem and assisting to overcome

it," he said.

"For the first three months then, from August to October, the staff

of several government departments most closely involved will be undertaking this

task by carrying out the programme set by the Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign

Committee and endorsed by the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee of the Urban

Council both under the chairmanship of Dr. Denny M.H. Huang."

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Mr. Alexander said the publicity run up" for this major project",

covering all of Hong Kong, was scheduled to start next month.

The amending Bill before Legislative Council was to make existing

legislation dealing with public cleansing and the prevention of litter "more

effective, stronger in certain aspects, and generally easier to enforce."

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