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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1981

LECTURES WERE GIVEN BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WHO INCLUDED DR ROBERT NEWMAN (UNITED STATES), DR V. NAVARATNAM, (MALAYSIA), DR CHARAS SUWENELA (THAILAND), DR A. ARIF (WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION), AND DR GERALD CHOA AND PROF J.W.L. KLEEVENS (HONG KONG).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION SAID THAT THE HOLDING OF THE THIRD WHO COURSE IN HONG KONG WAS A RECOGNITION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN THE FIELD OF DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION. TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL SIMILAR COURSES WERE HELD HERE IN 1979 AND LAST YEAR.

A CEREMONY WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE COURSE, WITH MR PETER LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, OFFICIATING. ALSO ATTENDING WERE MEMBERS OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

SHOPKEEPERS URGED TO KEEP SHA TIN CLEAN

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HEALTH INSPECTORS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) CALLED ON SHOPKEEPERS OF TAI WAI IN SHA TIN AND ADVISED THEM TO HELP KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.

AS PART OF THE ON-GOING CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, THE HEALTH INSPECTORS PAYING VISITS TO THE SHOP OPERATORS REMINDED THEM TO OBSERVE THE 'SIX-METRE CLEAN-UP RULE' AND KEEP THEIR SURROUND ING AREA TIDY.

SHOPKEEPERS COULD BE PENALISED FOR IGNORING THE RESPONS IB IL ITY FOR KEEPING THE PAVEMENT AND THE DIRECT ACCESS AT GROUND LEVEL WITHIN SIX METRES OF THE IR PREMISES CLEAN, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD.

IN CONNECTION WITH THIS, NOTICES WERE SENT REQUESTING THE SHOP OPERATORS TO REMOVE REFUSE AND JUNK ACCUMULATING WITHIN THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

RESIDENTS WERE ALSO URGED TO SHOULDER SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITY IN KEEPING THE PUBLIC AREA, CORRIDOR AND CANOPIES CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.

MORE THAN 300 NOTICES INFORMING SHOPKEEPERS AND RESIDENTS OF SHA TIN DISTRICT HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE CURRENT CLEAN-UP DRIVE, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

MEANWHILE, CLEANSING STAFF OF THE SHA TIN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ALSO CARRIED OUT NON-STOP CLEAN-UP WORK AT VARIOUS LITTER BLACK SPOTS.

SOME 5 000 BASKETS OF GARBAGE AND 100 TONNES OF JUNK WERE REMOVED IN RECENT WEEKS.

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