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Wednesday, October 17, 1973

CLEAN CAMPAIGN INSPIRED PUBLIC CONFIDENCE

The Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign has helped the community gain confidence in its ability to tackle great problems of public interest through proper crganisation and co-operation, the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose said

today,

In a special reference to the campaign, the Governor said its success was manifest and the only problem now "is to retain the ground gained."

"In the course of it, in the urban area, no less than 64 acres, 2.8 million square feet, comprising some 137 sites were transformed from rubbish dumps into gardens and play areas.'

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The "spring clean" had also brought improvements to parks, and resulted in the planting of many new trees and shrubs in public places.

"I am sure that in spite of the difficulties, Hong Kong can be both

clean and green."

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