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NEW BOOKLET ON CLEANSING SERVICES IN NT

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A BOOKLET OUTLINING THE CLEANSING SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AS WELL AS THE ANTI-LITTER LAWS HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

PRINTED IN THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE EDITIONS, THE EIGHT-PAGE BOOKLET IS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE BOOKLET TELLS OF HOW CLEANSING SERVICES ARE CARRIED OUT FOR MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THESE SERVICES INCLUDE REFUSE COLLECTION, STREET CLEANING, NIGHTSOIL COLLECTION AND DESLUDGING OF SEPTIC TANKS.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 10 000 LITTER CONTAINERS AND 2 000 REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE BOOKLET ALSO LISTS 23 LITTER OFFENCES AND THEIR MAXIMUM FINES UNDER THE PUBLIC CLEANSING AND PREVENTION OF NUISANCES (NEW TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE.

THE LITTER COMPLAINT HOTLINE, 0-445555, AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF ALL URBAN SERVICES OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE LISTED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.

FREE COPIES OF THE BOOKLET ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND URBAN SERVICES OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

SEMINARS FOR BIOLOGY PANEL CHAIRMEN ****

FOUR SEMINARS ON THE ROLE OF A BIOLOGY PANEL CHAIRMAN+ WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JULY AND SEPTEMBER BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE ACQUISITION OF BIOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCE MATERIALS. LABORATORY SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT, AND THE TECHNIQUE AND ROLE OF ASSESSMENT IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE SEMINARS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 11 AND 12 AND SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21, AT THE DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TEACHING CENTRES AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.

AS THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH SEMINAR WILL BE LIMITED TO 30, APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO NOMINATE THEIR BIOLOGY TEACHERS TO ATTEND SHOULD SEND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (BIOLOGY), ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG, BY MAY 26.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE WITH THE BIOLOGY SECTION AT 5-8392464 OR 5-8392462.

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