FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1981
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THE FLEET AT PRESENT CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 100 VEHICLES, INCLUDING REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCKS, MECHANICAL ROAD SWEEPERS AND STREET WASHING WAGONS.
A FURTHER 80 VEHICLES WILL BE ADDED TO THE FLEET BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED, THE COMMITTEE WAS TOLD. AMONG THE NEW VEHICLES WILL BE TWO MINI-TRUCKS DONATED BY RURAL LEADERS WHICH ARE PURPOSE BUILT FOR USE ON NARROW VILLAGE PATHS.
THE PARTY THEN VISITED A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AT YEUNG UK ROAD, TSUEN WAN, WHERE THEY DISCUSSED WITH CLEANSING STAFF WAYS TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND HOW TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT OF COLLECTION POINTS MORE PLEASANT.
AFTER VISITING THE REFUSE TIP AT SIU LANG SUI, TUEN MUN, THEY LOOKED AT THE GREATLY IMPROVED CONDITION OF THE NEARBY HUNG SHUI KIŲ RIVER, WHICH COST GOVERNMENT OVER $100 000 TO CLEAN UP DURING AN EXERCISE LASTING SIX WEEKS.
THEY SAW THAT A THICK CRUST OF ROTTEN VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL WASTE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RIVER BOTTOM AND BANKS AND LEARNED THAT CLEANING STAFF WORK THERE REGULARLY TO KEEP THE RIVER FREE OF POLLUTION.
FARMERS WERE URGED TO DISPOSE OF ANIMAL WASTE BY PUTTING IT INTO BARRELS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF FLUSHING IT INTO STREAMS. EACH DAY 12 TONNES OF PIG AND CHICKEN MANURE ARE COLLECTED BY THIS METHOD, THE GROUP WAS TOLD.
THEY LATER VISITED VARIOUS +BLACK SPOTS+ INCLUDING THE YUEN LONG NULLAH AND PAT HEUNG RIVER, AND DISCUSSED WAYS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
THE PARTY RETURNED TO KOWLOON IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RETURN OF PARKING METERS
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PARKING METERS WILL BE REINSTATED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN SAN PO KONG AND KOWLOON CITY ON SUNDAY (MARCH 1) AND WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL FROM 8 AM ON MONDAY (MARCH 2).
THE LOCATIONS INCLUDE NING YUEN STREET, YAN OF STREET, HONG KEUNG STREET, NING YUEN STREET CARPARK, KING FUK STREET, SHUNG LING STREET, YIN HING STREET, FUK LO TSUEN ROAD, LION ROCK ROAD, NAM KOK ROAD, NGA TSIN LONG ROAD AND HAU WONG ROAD,
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