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1.JA, MARCH 20, 1985

33 000 ANTI-MOSQUITO INSPECTIONS IN MONTH

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AS PART OF THE CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BREEDING, THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT PEST CONTROL STAFF INSPECTED 29 447 HOUSES AND 3 974 BUILDING SITES AND OPEN SPACES LAST MONTH.

AS A RESULT, 479 BREEDING PLACES WERE FOUND AND ACTION TAKEN TO ERADICATE THESE SOURCES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

DURING THE SAME PERIOD, A TOTAL OF 13 COMPLAINTS OF MOSQUITO BREEDING PLACES WERE RECEIVED RESULTING IN THE ISSUE OF THREE SUMMONSES AGAINST THE OFFENDERS.

MEANWHILE, THE DISTRICT PEST CONTROL STAFF ALSO POISONED 2 440 RODENTS AND TRAPPED SOME 1 883 RODENTS LAST MONTH. SOME 200 COMPLAINTS OF RODENT INFESTATIONS WERE ALSO RECEIVED.

AND IN A BID TO ELIMINATE RODENTS, 60 BLOCK DISINFECTATIONS AND 43 HOLE-BAITING TREATMENTS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE DISTRICT PEST CONTROL STAFF.

NEW DB MEMBERS GET TOGETHER

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NEW MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL GET TOGETHER AT A MEETING ON THURSDAY (MARCH 28) AFTERNOON.

DURING THE CLOSED-DOOR MEETING, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN, WILL BRIEF THE BOARD ON ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SELECTING A NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

A TEA RECEPTION WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MEETING AT 3.30 PM AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AT 1/F, 880-886, KING'S ROAD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE TEA RECEPTION AT 3.30 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 28) IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE.

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