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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1986

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COUNCILLORS INSPECT FILTHY BUILDINGS

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LTI-STOREY BUILDINGS IN KOWLOON WITH REPUTATIONS FOR FILT CAME UNDER SCRUTINY TODAY (THURSDAY) BY A TEAM OF URBAN COUNCILLORS LED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UC KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE, MR W.M. SULKE.

INSPECTING THE CHUNG MEI BUILDING IN TAI KOK TSUI AND NO. 1-41 KIM SHIN LANE IN CHEUNG SHA WAN TOGETHER WITH MR SULKE WERE DR RONALD LEUNG AND MR TONG KAM-BIU.

THE COUNCILLORS INVESTIGATED BOTH BUILDINGS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN AN EFFORT TO SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS.

AT THE CHUNG MEI BUILDING, THEY IDENTIFIED DEFECTIVE PIPES AND AN ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE IN LIGHT WELLS AS THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS.

DEFECTIVE DRAINAGE, ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE ON CANOPIES AND OBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAYS WERE SEEN AS NUISANCE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AT NO. 1-41 KIM SHIN LANE.

URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT DISTRICT HYGIENE STAFF HAVE ISSUED NOTICES TO RESIDENTS OF BOTH BUILDINGS TO CLEAR REFUSE OFF CANOPIES AND EVEN ENCOURAGED VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP THE COMMON AREAS.

BUT A USD SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WAS A LIMIT TO WHAT COULD BE DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE BUILDINGS WERE PRIVATE PROPERTY.

+ IT'S REALLY UP TO RESIDENTS TO BE MORE CIVIC-MINDED AND NOT LITTER IF THEY WANT A CLEANER PLACE TO LIVE,+ HE POINTED OUT.

YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY), MR SULKE AND MR TONG VISITED SOUTHERN BUILDING IN NORTH POINT AND TAK LEE BUILDING IN QUARRY BAY, TWO MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS WITH SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

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