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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1985
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, 358 COMPLAINTS OF MOSQUITO BREEDING PLACES WERE RECEIVED RESULTING IN THE ISSUE OF 245 SUMMONSES AND 127 WARNING LETTERS AGAINST THE OFFENDERS.
MEANWHILE, DISTRICT PEST CONTROL STAFF POISONED SOME 11 240 RODENTS AND TRAPPED 8 000 RODENTS BETWEEN APRIL AND JULY.
MORE THAN 900 COMPLAINTS OF RODENT INFESTATION WERE ALSO RECEIVED.
AND IN A BID TO ELIMINATE RODENTS, 230 BLOCK DISINFESTATIONS AND 251 HOLE-BAITING TREATMENTS WERE CARRIED
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PLAYGROUNDS REOPEN AFTER RENOVATION
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A NUMBER OF PLAYGROUNDS WILL BE RE-OPENED TO THE PUBLIC NEXT MONTH FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ANNUAL RENOVATION AND RETURFING WORKS THERE.
THESE INCLUDE THE HO MAN TIN EAST SERVICE RESERVOIR PLAYGROUND AND THE PERTH STREET SPORTS GROUND WHICH WILL BE REOPENED ON SEPTEMBER 1, THE TAI HANG TUNG RECREATION GROUND ON SEPTEMBER 16 AND THE MORSE PARK ON SEPTEMBER 17.
THE HENNESSY ROAD PLAYGROUND IN WAN CHAI WHICH WAS EARLIER ALIENATED TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR ISLAND LINE HAS RECENTLY BEEN REOPENED FOR PUBLIC USE.
MEANWHILE, THE URBAN COUNCIL ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SAU NGA ROAD PLAYGROUND WILL BE CLOSED TEMPORARILY FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO FACILITATE REPAIR WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT THERE.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WORK WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO COMPLETE.
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