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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1979
A BRIGHT CLEAN LOOK FOR THE NEW YEAR
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SPECIAL CLEANSING SQUADS FROM THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONCENTRATED THEIR EFFORTS THIS WEEK ON THE DENSELY POPULATED AREAS ENCOMPASSING SHEK YAM, SHEK LEI, KWONG FAI CIRCUIT AND TAI WO HAU
IN KWAI CHUNG.
LASTING FROM JANUARY 19 TO TODAY (THURSDAY), THE YEAR-END CLEANSING OPERATION WAS AIMED AT FACILITATING THE PUBLIC DISPOSAL OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF JUNK AND RUBBISH IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR USD SAID ADDITIONAL JUNK COLLECTION POINTS WERE SET UP AT VANTAGE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT DURING THE OPERATION. RESIDENTS WERE INFORMED OF THE OPERATION THROUGH THE FLAT OWNERS' INCORPORATIONS, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
EXTRA CLEANSING SQUADS, LITTER WARDENS, AND HEALTH INSPECTORS WERE ALSO MOBILISED TO INTENSIFY STREET CLEANSING AND RUBBISH COLLECTION SERVICES.
IN RESPONSE TO THE OPERATION, THE RESIDENTS REMOVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF UNWANTED ARTICLES TO THE TEMPORARY JUNK COLLECTION POINTS. ALTOGETHER 20 LORRY LOADS OF RUBBISH WERE REMOVED BY USD LABOURERS.
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