XN000022-1986-01-11 — Page 8

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1986

+MOST OF THE RUBBISH IS CARRIED DOWN STREAMS FROM RENNIE'S MILL DURING THE RAINY SEASON AND AS THE AREA IS LOCATED ON A HILLSLOPE, REFUSE FLOWING INTO THE BAY CANNOT BE CARRIED OUT TO SEA BECAUSE THE WINDS OFTEN BLOW FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, + HE ADDED.

THE RENNIE'S MILL CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WILL START FROM TUESDAY (JANUARY 14) AND LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS. BOTH THE ACTUAL CLEAN- UP AND PUBLICITY DRIVE WILL BE CARRIED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY.

+ IN ADD HTION TO WORKERS FROM THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, 20 EXTRA WORKERS HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO CLEAN UP THE REFUSE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

STUDENT CLEAN-UP TEAMS HAVE ALSO BEEN ORGANISED AND WILL BE MOBILISED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD, HE ADDED.

CONSIDERATION WAS BEING GIVEN TO SETTING UP AN ENCLOSING NET ACROSS THE BAY TO PREVENT REFUSE FROM DRIFTING TOWARDS THE SEASHORE, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED WHEN A DAM ENCLOSING THE JUNK BAY CONTROLLED TIP WAS COMPLETED.

ACTIVITIES ORGANISED TO PUBLICISE THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDE A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE EVENT, A SCHEME TO REPORT REFUSE BLACKSPOTS, AND PROGRAMMES TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN KEEPING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT CLEAN AND HEALTHY.

PAMPHLETS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE 6 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN RENNIE'S MILL REMINDING THEM OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, FOOD HYGIENE AND PERSONAL CLEANINESS.

THE CHUNG MEI TUK CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WILL START ON JANUARY 20 AND LAST UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.

CHUNG ME TUK IS A BOAT ANCHORAGE AREA WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 1 000. SINCE IT IS INCONVENIENT FOR THE BOAT PEOPLE TO CARRY THEIR RUBBISH ASHORE TO THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, MOST OF THEM DUMP THEIR RUBBISH INTO THE STAGNANT WATER, MAKING THE AREA A POLLUTION BLACKSPOT.

THE MAIN THEME FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO EDUCATE THE BOAT PEOPLE AND PROMOTE THE IDEA OF MAINTAINING A CLEAN LIVING ENVIRNOMENT.

A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM ON JANUARY 24 IN CHUNG ME I

THE TUK DURING WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THE CHUNG MEI TUK MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WILL DISTRIBUTE REFUSE BAGS AND PROMOTIONAL CALENDARS.

THE SECOND WEEK'S CAMPAIGN WILL AIM AT ENCOURAGING THE BOAT PEOPLE TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS.

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