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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1984

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PUBLIC HELP SOUGHT IN CLEAN AND GREEN EFFORT+

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THE CONTINUING EFFORT TO KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN AND GREEN WOULD BE FUTILE WITHOUT PUBLIC SUPPORT, THE HONOURABLE CHARLES YEUNG SAID TODAY.

MR YEUNG WAS SPEAKING AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG DRIVE, AFTER INSPECTING CLEANING AND PLANTING WORK IN KWAI CHUNG.

SPEAKING OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN 1981, MR YEUNG SAID JOINT EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC HAD ACHIEVED THE AIM OF RAISING THE STANDARD OF CLEANLINESS AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.

BUT THE CAMPAIGN HAD YET TO RESOLVE ALL LITTER PROBLEMS, DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT'S ON-GOING EFFORTS, SAID MR YEUNG.

CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC WAS THE KEY TO SUCCESS,

HE SAID.

TODAY'S VISIT STARTED AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR A PUBLIC TOILET AT SHING MUN ROAD, NEAR THE APPROACH ROAD TO THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK,

WITH MR YEUNG ON THE VISITS WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (HEADQUARTERS) OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR LI TIN-MING AND THE DEPUTY URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF KWAI CHUNG, MR NG SHUI- LUN.

MR YEUNG WAS TOLD THAT THE SITE HAD ONCE BEEN OCCUPIED ILLEGALLY BY THE OPERATOR OF AN UNLICENSED PIG-ROASTING WORKSHOP, RESULTING IN A SERIOUS POLLUTION PROBLEM AND CAUSING GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO COUNTRY PARK VISITORS.

THE PUBLIC TOILET UNDER CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE COMPLETED IN

TWO MONTHS AND SERVE VISITORS TO THE COUNTRY PARK.

THE PARTY NEXT WENT TO AN AMENITY PLOT AT KWAI FUK ROAD WHICH WAS ONCE USED BY RESIDENTS AS A DUMPING GROUND FOR WASTE.

SHRUBS AND FLOWERS HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ONCE RUBBISH- RIDDEN SPOT.

AT THE SITTING OUT AREA ADJACENT TO KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL AT KWAI SHING CIRCUIT, MR YEUNG SAW THE FLOURISHING YOUNG TREES PLANTED DURING LAST YEAR'S MA FA PHASE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

ANOTHER 35 000 PLANTS WOULD BE PLANTED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO BEAUTIFY KWAI CHUNG DURING THE COMING MA FA PHASE STARTING IN MAY, MR YEUNG LEARNED.

THE PARTY THEN WENT TO KAU WAN KEUNG VILLAGE TO SEE THE RESULT OF A CLEAN-UP OPERATION AND TO SEE FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE NTSD FOR SOME 3 600 RESIDENTS.

BEFORE LEAVING, THE GROUP STOPPED AT THE REFUSE TRANSFER POINT AT CHEUNG WAN ROAD AT TSING YI TO WATCH THE UNLOADING OF 10 TONNES OF REFUSE BARGED OVER FROM CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND FOR FINAL DISPOSAL AT THE KWAI CHUNG INCINERATION PLANT.

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