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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1983
PUBLIC WARNED ABOUT MOSQUITO THREAT
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE URGED TODAY TO ADOPT CERTAIN MEASURES TO KEEP THE IR SURROUNDINGS FREE FROM MOSQUITOES.
THE CONTINUING HOT WEATHER PROVIDES A FAVOURABLE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MOSQUITO BREEDING, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED.
FOR THIS REASON, HE ADDED, THE DEPARTMENT WAS LAUNCHING THE SECOND PHASE OF AN ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN.
+PEST CONTROL STAFF ARE NOW STEPPING UP INSPECTIONS
OF ALL POTENTIAL MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES TO CLEAR THE NUISANCE, HE SAID.
WHEN LARVAE OR PUPAE OF MOSQUITO ARE DETECTED IN OPEN SPACE, NULLAHS OR STREAM COURSES, PEST CONTROL OFFICERS WILL SPRAY INSECTICIDES TO KILL THEM, HE ADDED.
DURING THE OFFICERS' VISITS, THEY WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE POSTERS AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS, ADVISING PEOPLE OF VARIOUS WAYS TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BREEDING.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT MOSQUITOES BREED ONLY IN STAGNANT WATER, AND URGED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES,
* DISCARD ALL EMPTY TINS, BOTTLES, RECEPTACLES AND OLD TYRES
* KEEP WATER STORAGE TANKS COVERED AND IN GOOD CONDITION
* CHECK THAT DRAINS ARE NOT CHOKED
* REGULARLY CHANGE WATER IN FLOWER VASES AND POTS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO ALLOW MOSQUITO BREEDING IN ANY PRIVATE PREMISES OR CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND THAT THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR THE OFFENCE WAS $10 000.
PEOPLE ENCOUNTERING MOSQUITO NUISANCE ARE WELCOME TO CALL THE PEST CONTROL SECTION OF ANY URBAN SERVICES OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR HELP, HE ADDED.
CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR WORKERS BEGINS
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A MONTH-LONG CHINESE CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR TSUEN WAN WORKERS BEGAN TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT AN OPENING CEREMONY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER (KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI), MR TAM WING-PONG, SAID CHINESE CHESS +EXERCISES THE MIND AND PROMOTES FRIENDSHIP+.
+THROUGH THE COMPETITION, IT IS HOPED TO STRENGTHEN LINKS AMONG WORKERS AND PROMOTE THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING TOWARDS THE IR FACTORIES,+ HE SAID.
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