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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1986

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NEED TO KEEP PUBLIC AREAS CLEAN

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THE CHINESE TRADITION OF THE YEAR-END HOUSEHOLD CLEAN UP IS A GOOD PRACTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS, BUT ONE SHOULD REMEMBER TO KEEP PUBLIC AREAS AND STREETS CLEAN AS WELL, URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR LO KIN-MAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT YEAR-END CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN, MR LO URGED HOUSEHOLDS TO DISCARD THEIR RUBBISH AND JUNK PROPERLY AT THE NEAREST REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, AND NOT TO LEAVE THEM IN COMMON AREAS OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS.

HE SAID THAT FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, LARGE VOLUMES OF RUBBISH AND JUNK WERE DISPOSED OF BY HOUSEHOLDS BEFORE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY.

STARTING FROM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) UNTIL FEBRUARY 8 (SATURDAY), THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO REMOVE ADDITIONAL REFUSE AND JUNK.

THE YEAR-END CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WAS OFFICIATED BY MR LO, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, MR TANG TAI-CHUEN AND MR WONG CHI-KEUNG.

DB MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN TELEMATCH

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TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILL AND VITALITY IN A TELEMATCH TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

THE TELEMATCH, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE TAI YUEN SOCCER PITCH, IS PART ONE OF THE PROGRAMMES OF THE ON-GOING TAI PO FESTIVAL.

THE EVENT IS AIMED AT PROMOTING DISTRICT IDENTITY AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG RESIDENTS.

A TOTAL OF SEVEN TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF GAMES AND COMPETE FOR PRIZES DONATED BY THE CHAIRMEN OF THE TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE AND THE SAI KUNG NORTH RURAL COMMITTEE.

/TAI PO