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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1983

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CHECKING ON CLEAN HONG KONG WORK

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MR CHARLES YEUNG, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WILL VISIT KWAI CHUNG ON THURSDAY (JUNE 23) MORNING TO SEE WORK BEING DONE ON THE CLEAN HONG KONG 1983 CAMPAIGN.

MR YEUNG WILL CHECK ON THE WORK OF THE FIELD STAFF OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IN KEEPING THE NEW TERRITORIES CLEAN.

HE IS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NTAC) OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

OTHER LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE NTAC WILL LATER BE PAYING SIMILAR VISITS EACH MONTH TO VARIOUS DISTRICTS.

THE NTAC WAS FORMED BY THE GOVERNOR TO ADVISE ON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND TO LOOK INTO THE NEW TERRITORIES ASPECTS OF THE MASSIVE ANTI-LITTER DRIVE WHICH BEGAN IN OCTOBER 1981.

SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN CHAIRED BY MR YEUNG, AND MEMBERS ARE FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND ALL NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICTS WHO ARE ALSO UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT BOARD.

THE NEWLY ORGANISED VISITS ARE AIMED AT KEEPING THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE NTAC INFORMED OF THE ACTUAL STATE OF CLEANLINESS OF VARIOUS DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND TO FURTHER PUBLICISE THE ANTI-LITTER MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

ON THURSDAY, MR YEUNG WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JOHN HEYWOOD, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF KWAI CHUNG, MR CHAN TAI-YIU.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE VISIT.

A COACH FOR THEM WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 9.15 AM SHARP ON THURSDAY (JUNE 23).

MR CHARLES YEUNG AND MR JOHN HEYWOOD WILL BE HAPPY TO MEET MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND TALK ABOUT THE ANTI-LITTER EXERCISE AS WELL AS THE STRATEGY OF THE CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 1984.

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