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+ THE CONTRIBUTION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR SOME OF THE GOODS AND SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THE FLOWER SHOW WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD FROM MARCH 8-11 AT THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND, + MR WOO SAID.

REPORTING TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES PROVIDED IN NORTH DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT HYGIENE SUPERINTENDENT (NORTH), MR UN WAI-KWOK, SAID THAT PUBLIC CLEANSING, DISTRICT HYGIENE WORK AND MANAGEMENT OF HAWKERS AND MARKÉTS IN THE DISTRICT WERE PROVIDED BY A WORK FORCE OF 680 STAFF.

+THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAILY COLLECTION OF AN AVERAGE OF 75 TONNES OF REFUSE AND JUNK, STREET SWEEPING AND WASHING, MANAGEMENT OF 122 REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS AND 160 PUBLIC TOILETS, IN ADDITIONAL TO SPECIAL CLEANSING SERVICES PROVIDED TO SOME 120 VILLAGES SCATTERED OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 44 000 HECTARES, HE SAID.

MR UN ADDED THAT DISTRICT HYGIENE WORK INVOLVED THE REGULAR AND SURPRISE INSPECTION OF 285 LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS AND PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST UNLICENSED BUSINESSES.

THE DISTRICT'S 626 LICENSED AND SOME 350 UNLICENSED HAWKERS WERE CONTROLLED BY FIVE GENERAL DUTIES TEAM SQUADS WHILE A SEPARATE STREAM OF STAFF WITHIN THE HAWKERS AND MARKETS SECTION WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING FIVE PUBLIC MARKETS, ONE PRIVATE MARKET AND TWO OFF-STREET HAWKER BAZAARS.

ON THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND SPORTS FACILITIES AND SERVICES, THE DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER (NORTH), MR CHU KWONG-MAN, SAID IT WAS LOOKED AFTER BY A 110-STRONG LEISURE SERVICES SECTION, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PLEASURE GROUNDS AS WELL AS TWO MAJOR RECREATION VENUES - THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND AND THE FANLING SWIMMING POOL.

THE SECTION ALSO HELPED TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP RECREATION

FROM AND SPORTS PROGRAMMES FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITY GROUPS. APRIL TO SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, 137 PROJECTS WERE ORGANISED

MANY OF THESE PROJECTS WERE INVOLVING 7 412 PARTICIPANTS. JOINTLY ORGANISED WITH LOCAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD.

AS REGARDS THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE NORTH DISTRICT, THE RSD'S CULTURAL SERVICES OFFICER, MR LO YU-CHUNG, SAID THEY CENTRED AROUND THE TOWN HALL AND THE SHEUNG SHUI PUBLIC LIBRARY.

THE LIBRARY, WHICH WAS WELL PATRONISED, ISSUED A TOTAL OF 71 219 LIBRARY ITEMS FOR HOME USE FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER 1985, REPRESENTING AN AVERAGE DAILY LOAN OF 900 ITEMS. IT ALSO OFFERED EXTENSION ACTIVITIES RANGING FROM STORY-TELLING TO INTEREST CLUBS, BOOK EXHIBITIONS, SUBJECT TALKS, MINI CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, MUSIC APPRECIATION FILM SHOWS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.

/+DURING THE

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