SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1985
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MEANWHILE, THE OFFICE IS INVITING TENDERS FOR BUILDING AN INDOOR GAMES HALL AT BOUNDARY STREET, KOWLOON.
THE TWO-STOREY HALL BUILDING WILL COMPRISE A BASKET-CUM- RADMINTON COURT, FOUR SQUASH COURTS WITH VIEWING GALLERY, CHANGING ROOMS AND A RECEPTION AREA AND LOBBY.
WORK IS SCHEDULED TO START IN JUNE AND WILL TAKE A YEAR TO COMPLETE.
ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN STEPPED UP
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WITH THE APPROACH OF THE WARM AND HUMID MONTHS, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO STEP UP ITS WAR AGAINST MOSQUITOES IN ALL 11 URBAN DISTRICTS.
BEGINNING NEXT MONTH, AN ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN WILL GET OFF THE GROUND TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL MOSQUITO BREEDING PLACES INCLUDING ALL HILLY STREAMS AND SEEPAGES ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND ALONG THE SLOPES OF THE KOWLOON HILL RANGE. THIS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY REGULAR APPLICATION OF LARVICIDAL OIL AND INSECTICIDES.
+ IN THE MEANTIME, LETTERS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO BUILDING CONTRACTORS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND MANAGEMENTS OF LARGE HOUSING PROJECTS TO AROUSE THE IR ATTENTION AND CO-OPERATION, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
+EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL SUCH AS ANTI-MOSQUITO POSTERS AND HANDBILLS ARE ALSO BEING SENT TO SCHOOLS AS WELL AS DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FOR DISPLAY AND FREE DISTRIBUTION, +
DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD, THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT HEALTH STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO OFFER ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNING MOSQUITO NUISANCE.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT MOSQUITOES BREED ONLY IN STAGNANT WATER AND THE FOLLOWING MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING:
PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ALL USELESS TINS, JARS, BOTTLES AND OLD TYRES
KEEP ALL WATER STORAGE TANKS AND WELLS COVERED
ENSURE THAT SHADES ARE CLEAR OF REFUSE AND WASTE WATER
KEEP DRAINS
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