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TUESDAY, 1, 1985
ALTHOUGH THE INJECTED COOL AIR MIGHT RISE IN TEMPERATURE DUE TO INTERNAL HEAT, THE COOLING EFFECT SHOULD STILL BE FELT BY THOSE SHOPPING AND DOING BUSINESS BELOW.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MEAT SYSTEM WILL NOT BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE MARKETS AND COOKED-FOOD CENTRES WHICH WILL EITHER ENJOY GOOD NATURAL VENTILATION OR BE ASSISTED BY ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
MEANWHILE, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING CEILING FANS IN SOME OF THE EXISTING URBAN COUNCIL MARKETS AND COOKED-FOOD STALLS TO IMPROVE THE IR VENTILATION.
THE FANS ARE MAINLY INSTALLED OVER THE PUBLIC WALKWAYS AND AROUND THE MEAT AND POULTRY STALL AREAS TO HELP CREATE AIR MOVEMENTS AND KEEP THE AIR INSIDE THE MARKETS COOL AND
•FREE OF ODOUR.
INSTALLATION WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THE CENTRE STREET MARKET, SAI WAN HO MARKET, ABERDEEN COMPLEX AND YUE KWONG ROAD MARKET.
SIMILAR WORK WILL TAKE PLACE SHORTLY IN THE TIN WAN MARKET, CHEUNG SHA WAN COOKED-FOOD MARKET, HAIPHONG ROAD TEMPORARY MARKET, MONG KOK MARKET AND TO KWA WAN MARKET.
DOG PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREA DIMINISHING
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THE PROBLEM OF DOGS FOULING THE STREETS IN THE URBAN AREA HAS DIMINISHED VERY CONSIDERABLY SINCE THE 1972 KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
+THIS IS BECAUSE MANY DOG OWNERS NOW REALISE THE NEED TO MAKE USE OF THE DOG LATRINES FACILITIES WHERE AVAILABLE OR THEY ARE PREPARED TO CLEAN UP THE MESS IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS,+ SAID DR DENNY HUANG WHEN REPLYING TO QUESTIONS BY MRS MARGARET LI AT TODAY'S URBAN COUNCIL MEETING.
+HOWEVER+ HE ADDED, AS LONG AS THERE REMAINS A NUMBER OF STRAY AND UNLEASHED DOGS, SOME FOULING IS INEVITABLE AND COMPLETE ERADICATION OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FEASIBLE.+
/DR HUANG
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