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Saturday, July 22, 1972

Pay special attention to open areas, such as the roof, balcony, verandah and yard,

Remove all empty tins and bottles and turn large

receptacles upside down, and

* Cover up your water tank and clear all rain water

outlet to prevent their being choked.

There are many types of mosquitoes. Some transmit malaria while

others do not, although most of those in the urban area belong to the latter

type.

Everyone can help to remove the nuisance, by regularly checking

for possible breeding places and destroying them.

The spokesman said the maximum penalty for allowing the breeding of

mosquitoes is $1,000.

In a recent court case, a construction company was fined a total

of $1,000 on two summonses taken out by the Urban Services Department

for allowing mosquitoes to breed at a building site.

In the case, the magistrate told the company to provide staff to

look at its building site to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.

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