XN000022-1986-06-21 — Page 5

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1986

BLITZ ON BEACHES YIELDS LITTERBUG HARVEST

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BEACH LITTERBUGS FELT THE STING OF THE LAW TODAY (SATURDAY) AS ROVING SQUADS OF URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFICERS CARRIED OUT A DAY-LONG PROSECUTION SWEEP OF FIVE URBAN BEACHES.

MEN WERE MOBILISED FROM ALL THE URBAN DISTRICTS TO TAKE PART IN THE OPERATION WHICH ALMOST TOOK ON THE ASPECT OF A MILITARY CAMPAIGN.

ISSUED

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THE OFFICERS, MANY OF THEM DRESSED LIKE BEACH-GOERS, SUMMONSES TO A TOTAL OF 142 INDIVIDUALS SPOTTED LITTERING ON REPULSE BAY, 26 ON DEEP WATER BAY, 18 ON STANLEY, 47 ON SWEK O AND FOUR ON BIG WAVE BAY.

A USD SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS DETERMINED TO END LITTERING ON BEACHES ONCE AND FOR ALL,

+WE HOPE THIS EXERCISE SERVES AS A WARNING TO POTENTIAL LITTERBUGS THAT THEIR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED, + THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

INTELPOST EXTENDED TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

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THE INTELPOST (INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC POST) NETWORK FROM HONG KONG WILL BE EXTENDED TO FRENCH POLYNESIA FROM NEXT MONDAY (JUNE 23), A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY).

INTELPOST ITEMS POSTED AT 4 PM AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESSEE IN TAHITI, MOOREA AND RAIATE A ISLANDS THE SAME DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE TO FRENCH POLYNESIA WILL BE

'SHORT MESSAGE FACILITY

$50

FOR THE FIRST SIDE OF AN A4 SHEET

OF PAPER

$65

FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT A4 SIDE SENT TO THE SAME ADDRESSEE AT THE SAME TIME

$30

/CUSTOMERS