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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1982

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ANTI-MOSQUITO DRIVE IN NT

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ANTI-MOSQUITO TEAMS ARE NOW INSPECTING ALL CONSTRUCTION SITES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ONCE A WEEK TO PREVENT MOSQUITO NUISANCE.

THE WEEKLY INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNTIL OCTOBER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND MARCH NEXT YEAR, THE VISITS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ONCE EVERY FORTNIGHT.

DURING THE VISITS, HEALTH STAFF OF THE NTSD WILL ADVISE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ON HOW TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BREEDING.

WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED TO CONTRACTORS AFTER THE DETECTION OF MOSQUITO LARVAE OR PUPAE IN STAGNANT WATER AT CONSTRUCTION SITES.

+CONTRACTORS ARE THEREFORE URGED TO REMOVE ALL STAGNANT WATER OR SPRAY A LAYER OF LIGHT DIESEL ON THE WATER SURFACE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO PREVENT MOSQUITO NUISANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE LIABLE TO BE PROSECUTED IF MOSQUITO LARVAE OR PUPAE ARE FOUND IN ANY STAGNANT WATER ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND FINED A MAXIMUM OF $5 000, HE SAID.

THE FOLLOWING ADVICE WAS GIVEN BY THE SPOKESMAN TO PREVENT MOEQUITO BREEDING:

* DISCARD ALL TINS, BOTTLES, RECEPTACLES ANDOLD TYRES:

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DEEP WATER STORAGE TANKS WELL COVERED AND IN GOOD CONDITIONS;

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ENSURE DRAINAGE IS NOT CHOKED AND

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CHANGE WATER IN VASES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND SEE THAT NO WATER ACCUMULATES IN THE TRAYS OF FLOWER POTS.

TALKS ON ART AND CRAFT

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THE ART SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE WILL ORGANISE A TALK ON THE TEACHING OF ART AND CRAFT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEXT MONTH.

THE TALK, TO BE HELD ON JULY 17 (SATURDAY) AT THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, WILL HIGHLIGHT THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: PAINTING EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES BASED ON LIFE DRAWING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTS AND THE ROLE OF AN ART AND CRAFT PANEL CHAIRMAN.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE THEIR TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE TALK. THEIR NOMINATIONS SHOULD REACH THE INSPECTOR (ART) AT THEIR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.