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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1995

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YAU MA TEI FACELIFT IN FULL SWING

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YAU MA TEI DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN GOES INTO FULL SWING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) WITH A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A MAJOR YEAR-END CLEAN-UP EXERCISE, THE DEMOLITION OF OPSOLETE SIGNBOARDS AND INITIATION OF AREA PÁTROLS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS.

THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS MONTH WITH A SEMINAR ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT, WHICH WAS WELL RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF MUTUAL

ID COMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS.

FROM TOMORROW, AREA PATROLS, COMPRISING YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD AND AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WILL SET OUT ON INSPECTIONS OF FOUR AREAS TO IDENTICY MINOR STREET MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

THE TEAMS WILL LIST THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE AREAS AND PROPOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THE LIST WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AND BE FORWARDED TO GOVERNMENT FOR ACTION.

A >«JOR YEAR-END CLEAN-UP EXERCISE WILL ALSO BE CARRIED OUT DURING THE SIX DAYS BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 14.

THE EXERCISE, JOINTLY CARRIED OUT WITH THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL INCLUDE THE CLEANING OF STREETS AND BACKLANES AND A MAJOR INSPECTION OF THE COMMON AREAS OF 16 MULTI-STOREY FUILDINGS.

DURING THE CLEAN-UP, RESIDENTS SHOULD USE THE CFF-STREET REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WHICH WILL BE OPENED FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM DAILY. FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE LOCATIONS OF THE PCPS, RESIDENTS MAY CALL THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE ON 3-323791 OR THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S YAU MA TEI CLEANSING OFFICE ON 3-894111 EXTENSION: 304.

AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, THE DISTRICT BOARD, TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS OWNERS CORPORATIONS, WILL TEAR DOWN SIGNBOARDS WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED IN A SURVEY LAST NOVEMBER AS BEING OBSOLETE OR ABANDORED.

IN ADDITION, A LARGE NUMBER OF SIGNBOARDS IDENTIFIED LY THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AS BE NG DANGEROUS, WILL BE TORI. DOWN IN PHASES.

/THE LIVIA