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MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1976

YAU MA TEI CLEAN-UP UNDERWAY

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SEVERAL MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND THE HAWKERS FREQUENTED FRUIT LAANS IN YAU MA TEI WILL ASSUME A TIDIER LOOK IN A FEW DAYS' TIME AS THE DISTRICT CLEAN-UP OPERATION ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL START IN THE AREA TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

A SPECIAL CLEANSING SQUAD CONSISTING OF 40 URBAN SERVICES STAFF AND THREE VEHICLES WILL MAKE ITS INITIAL ASSAULT ON LITTER AT CHUNG KING MANSION, WHILE THE NEARBY MIRADOR MANSION WILL BECOME THE TARGET OF THE CLEANSING FORCE ON THE NEXT DAY.

FOR THE THIRD DAY OF THE OPERATION, THE 40-MEMBER TEAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON NATIONAL COURT, ANOTHER BUILDING ALONG NATHAN ROAD. ALHAMBRA BUILDING WILL BE THE SPEARHEAD OF THE SQUAD ON FRIDAY.

ACCORDING TO MR. CHAN WAI-KWOK, SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR WHO LEADS THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE OPERATION, THE MAIN CONCERN OF THE CLEANSING SQUAD WOULD BE THE PUBLIC AREAS INSIDE THE BUILDINGS, SUCH AS COMMON PASSAGEWAYS, CANOPIES, CORRIDORS AND LIFT-WELLS.

MR. CHAN ADDED THAT THEY HAVE ALSO INFORMED BUILDING MANAGEMENTS OF THIS CLEAN-UP IN ORDER TO STIMULATE RESIDENTS TO DO THE SAME INSIDE THEIR PREMISES. MOREOVER, A NUMBER OF JUNK AND REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WOULD BE SET UP DURING THE PERIOD TO FACILITATE DISPOSAL OF BROKEN UTENSILS AND UNWANTED FURNITURE.

THE LAST DAY OF YAU MA TEI CLEAN-UP WILL INVOLVE THE FRUIT LAANS AREA BOUNDED BY WATERLOO ROAD, RECLAMATION STREET, SHEK LUNG STREET AND TONG MEI ROAD EXTENSION.

MR. LO SHEK-CHUEN, SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR LEADING THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF THE OPERATION REVEALED THAT THE HAWKER AND MARKET SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO BE MOBILISED FOR THE CLEANSING JOB AT THE FRUIT WHOLESALE MARKET.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ABOVE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS, WHICH WILL START AT 8.30 A.M. DAILY.

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