XN000022-1981-04-06 — Page 5

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MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1981

WATER CUT IN LEI YUE MUN

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO ALL PREMISES IN LEI YUE MUN VILLAGE AND LING NAM SAN TSUEN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 11 HOURS FROM 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 8) TO 7 AM ON THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE WATER MAINS CONNECTION.

MAMMOTH CLEAN-UP AT KWAI CHUNG

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THERE WILL BE A MAMMOTH CLEAN-UP OF A HEAP OF REFUSE AND BULKY DISCARDED ITEMS ACCUMULATING AT AN OPEN SPACE AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI LOONG STREET AND WO YI HOP ROAD, KWAI CHUNG.

THE OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK TO REMOVE ABOUT 150 TONNES OF RUBBISH BEING DUMPED THERE BY THE RESIDENTS OF A NEARBY SQUATTER AREA AND HAWKERS TRADING IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE REFUSE HAS BEEN A HEALTH HAZARD TO RESIDENTS AND CAUSED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN

SAID.

TWO SPECIAL CLEANSING TEAMS OF THE KWAI CHUNG URBAN SERVICE OFFICE AND THREE TIPPER LORRIES WILL BE USED IN THE CLEAN-UP WHICH WILL LAST FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN WARNED RESIDENTS TO USE THE REFUSE CONTAINERS PLACED IN THE SQUATTER AREA.

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