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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1985

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RSD EXTENDS PRIVATISATION OF CLEANSING SERVICES SCHEME

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THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) AWARDED A CONTRACT TO A COMPANY TO UNDERTAKE THE CLEANSING SERVICES IN SHEK WU HUI IN THE NORTH DISTRICT FOR A YEAR FROM NOVEMBER 1.

IT WAS THE SECOND SUCH CONTRACT AWARDED IN TWO YEARS UNDER A PILOT SCHEME TO TEST WHETHER PRIVATE FIRMS CAN PROVIDE A CLEANSING SERVICE OF EQUALLY GOOD OR BETTER STANDARD TO THAT UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE FIRST ONE, WHICH WAS SIGNED LAST YEAR, WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE), MR LI TIN-MING, SAID THE DEPARTMENT WAS GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRST PRIVATE CONTRACTOR.

THIS PRIVATISATION OF CLEANSING SERVICES RESULTED IN A

SAVING IN LABOUR COST OF ABOUT 40 PER CENT, HE ADDED.

THE LATEST CONTRACT, VALUED AT JUST OVER $690 000, WAS AWARDED TO WAI HONG CLEANSING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICE COMPANY.

NO SALT WATER ***

SALT WATER SUPPLY TO THE WHOLE OF SAN PO KONG AREA

WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 18) FOR MAINS WORK.

CELLO MASTERCLASS ORGANISED

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THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH HAS ORGANISED A CELLO MASTERCLASS TO BE CONDUCTED BY MISS CELIA POND AT 5 PM ON OCTOBER 21 AT YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE, 138 AUSTIN ROAD, SECOND FLOOR, GOLDEN GATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, KOWLOON.

MISS POND BEGAN HER CELLO STUDIES AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC IN LONDON AND WAS AWARDED A WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP IN 1978. SHE IS PRINCIPAL CELLO OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND HAS PERFORMED NUMEROUS RECITALS THROUGHOUT EUROPE.

AT THE MASTERCLASS SHE WILL COACH FOUR CELLO STUDENTS TO PLAY THE INSTRUMENT AND INTERPRET THE PIECES.

THE MASTERCLASS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SEATS RESERVATION CAN BE MADE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AT 3-7226240.