THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1976
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+TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC BEACHES ON HONG KONG ISLAND ARE SAFE FOR SWIMMING, THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT HEALTH STAFF TAKE SAMPLES FROM THE 12 GAZETTED BEACHES ONCE EVERY FORTNIGHT FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS BY THE PATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, HE SAID.
+THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IS EMPOWERED TO CLOSE ANY BATHING BEACH WHEN ITS WATER CONSTITUTES A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH.+
MEANWHILE, MONITORING OF WATER QUALITY IN PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS WHICH CATER FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF RESIDENTS HAS ALREADY BEEN ENHANCED.
+WATER SAMPLES ARE TAKEN ONCE EVERY FORTNIGHT FROM ALL SUCH PRIVATE SWIMMING POOLS TO ASSESS THEIR BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
+IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT'S HEALTH INSPECTORS WILL TEACH THE MANAGEMENT OF SUCH PRIVATE POOLS ON WAYS TO TEST THE RESIDUAL CHLORINE CONTENT SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THE LEVEL IS ALWAYS WITHIN THE SAFETY STANDARD.+
CLEARANCE OF ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD STALLS IN KWUN TONG
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MORE THAN 20 ILLEGAL COOKED FOOD STALLS WERE TODAY CLEARED FROM A PRIVATE SIDE LANE IN HOW MING STREET, KWUN TONG, IN A SPECIAL OPERATION CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+THE OPERATION STARTED EARLY THIS MORNING FOLLOWING CONSENT GIVEN BY THE LANDLORD FOR USD STAFF TO MOVE INTO THE SIDE LANE,+ SAID CHIEF HEALTH INSPECTOR, MR LAW SHEK-KEI, WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION.
HE SAID A LARGE QUANTITY OF PARAPHERNALIA USED FOR THE COOKED FOOD BUSINESS WERE SEIZED DURING THE OPERATION. +THESE INCLUDE TWO DIRTY AND BROKEN ABANDONED VANS WHICH HAD BEEN USED BY THE ILLEGAL STALLS OPERATORS AS STOREROOMS FOR FOOD, + HE SAID.
DURING THE OPERATION, MR LAW SAID HEALTH INSPECTORS ALSO COLLECTED 10 ENVIRONMENTAL SWABS FOR ANALYSIS.
+ THE ENTIRE LANE WILL BE HOSED DOWN BY USD CLEANSING STAFF WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANTI-PEST MEASURES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY PEST CONTROL STAFF,+ HE ADDED.
/MEANWHILE,
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