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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1985

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SELECT COMMITTEE TO MEET

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO EXAMINE TWO ISSUES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS.

THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF A RECENT OPERATION BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AGAINST THE UNHYGIENIC HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR REFUSE DISPOSAL DURING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE KWAI CHUNG INCINERATION PLANT FOR MAINTENANCE.

THE OPEN MEETING WILL START AT 2.30 PM AT THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK AND GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING.

DRIVE TO CLEAN UP FRUIT MARKET

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SHOP OWNERS AT YAUMATEI'S FRUIT MARKET AT SHEK LUNG STREET TODAY (MONDAY) PUT UP BANNERS URGING SUPPORT FOR THE URBAN SERVICÈS DEPARTMENT'S MASSIVE CLEAN-UP IN THE AREA.

DURING THE WEEK-LONG OPERATION, ORGANISED BY THE YAUMATE DISTRICT BOARD, A SPECIAL CLEANSING SQUAD OF 21 WORKERS WILL ATTEMPT TO CLEAR HEAPS OF RUBBISH FROM THE MARKET.

VEHICLES WITH LOUD SPEAKERS WILL ALSO BE DELIVERING KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN MESSAGES AND APPEALING TO PEOPLE TO KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN.

A USD SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION WAS PART OF YAUMATEI DB'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME AND NEEDED THE COOPERATION OF THE PUBLIC.

HE ADDED THAT PROSECUTION ACTION AGAINST LITTER-BUGS WOULD BE STEPPED UP AFTER THE OPERATION.

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