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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1983

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+GIVEN THESE RESPONSIBILITIES, IT SEEMED TO ME RIGHT THAT I SHOULD COME TO HONG KONG TO RENEW MY ACQUAINTANCE WITH HONG KONG AS SOON AS I FEASIBLY COULD, AND THAT IS WHY I AM HERE TODAY.+

MR EVANS NOTED THAT THE PRESENT VISIT WAS HIS NINTH IN 28 YEARS AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD BE THE PREDECESSOR OF MANY MORE.

+ SHALL BE MEETING A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER OFFICIALS. SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF EXCO AND UMELCO, AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF HONG KONG FROM MANY DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, HE SAID,

+1 GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT SIX DAYS.

+I HAVE READ A LOT ABOUT HONG KONG DURING RECENT YEARS, AND

-- BAI WEN ESPECIALLY DURING RECENT MONTHS, BUT AS THE SAYING GOES - BU RU YI JIAN (TO SEE ONCE IS BETTER THAN TO LISTEN A HUNDRED TIMES), + HE SAID.

MR EVANS WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY THE DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, MR RICHARD MARGOLIS, AND THE GOVERNOR'S AIDE-DE-CAMP, MR PAUL CROFT.

YEAR-ROUND EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP RIVERS ****

KEEPING RIVERS IN NORTH DISTRICT UNCLOGGED IS A YEAR-ROUND OPERATION BY SEVEN WORK TEAMS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, MR LIU CHING-LEUNG, LEARNT THIS DURING AN INSPECTION VISIT TODAY (TUESDAY) TO RIVER INDUS AT HANG TAU, TAI PO.

ACCOMPANYING MR LIU ON THE VISIT WERE THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG, AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF NORTH DISTRICT, MR LAW WAI-MING.

SOME 50 WORKERS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE EMPLOYED TO CLEAN UP RIVERS IN THE DISTRICT TO PREVENT THEM FROM OVERFLOWING, MR LIU WAS TOLD.

BUT CONSTANT DISCHARGES OF POULTRY WASTES AND INDISCRIMINATE DUMPING OF REFUSE HAVE MADE IT NECESSARY TO KEEP UP THE CLEARANCE OPERATION, MR LIU LEARNT.

HE URGED FARMERS AND VILLAGERS IN NORTH DISTRICT

TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND COOPERATE BY KEEPING THE RIVERS CLEAN.

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