XN000022-1986-02-18 — Page 8

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1986

+THE COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO TRANSFER TO THE EPA RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING AT PUBLIC BEACHES, AND HAS ALSO AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO TRANSFER ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY IN RESPECT OF NOISE NUISANCE WHEN THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE WAS PASSED INTO LAW.

+ HAVE NO DOUBT, HOWEVER, THAT EVEN AFTER THESE FUNCTIONS ARE TRANSFERRED, THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE VERY CLOSELY WITH THE EPA IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE BEST QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

ON THE COUNCIL'S FUTURE PLANS FOR EDUCATING CITIZENS TO KEEP THE CITY CLEAN, DR HUANG SAID AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ISSUE OF A NOTICE TO RATE-PAYERS WAS BEING CONSIDERED, AND CONSULATION WITH CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WAS IN PROGRESS.

HE SAID THE COUNCIL HAD AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME TO KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN THE PROGRESS OF WHICH WAS MONITORED BY THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE.

+IN PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, THE COUNCIL CO-ORDINATES THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE ALL ACTIVITIES AIMED AT IMPROVING THE GENERAL CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY AND CHANGING THE LITTER-CREATING HABITS OF THE POPULACE AT LARGE.+

APART FROM A SIX-PHASED SCHEDULE OF YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES, DR HUANG SAID SPECIAL ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANISED THROUGH THE YEAR-END CLEAN-UP DRIVE. THE AUXILIARY ITTER WARDEN SCHEME FOR TARGET BEACHES, AND THE COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT BADGE SCHEME, PLUS A SELF-CLEANSING SCHEME BEING PLANNED FOR SQUATTER VILLAGERS.

IN COOPERATION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO DRAWN UP HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AIMING AT STIMULATING THE AWARENESS OF STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN, HE ADDED.

TAI PO LAUNCHES ELECTION PROMOTION EFFORT *****

THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE HAS LAUNCHED PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 6.

FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), EXHIBITION BOARDS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT FIVE LOCATIONS TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ELECTIONS. THE LOCATIONS ARE: THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICES COUNTER AT THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RAILWAY STATION, THE TAI YUEN COMMUNITY HALL, THE KWONG FUK COMMUNITY HALL AND AT THE KAI-TO PIER WHICH OPERATES SERVICES RUNNING BETWEEN TAP MUN AND WONG SHEK PIER.

/THE BOARDS