XN000022-1987-05-10 — Page 2

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1987

BLITZ AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS

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OVER 40 SUMMONSES WERE ISSUED DURING A TWO-DAY BLITZ AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS ON WALLS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND AT PUBLIC PLACES,

THE OPERATION, CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THIS WEEKEND (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY), WAS PART OF THE ACTION PLANNED TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM.

THE PRACTICE OF DISPLAYING POSTERS OR SIMILAR FORM OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS AT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PLACES HAD CAUSED GREAT PROBLEMS TO ENVIRONMENTAL TIDINESS AND CLEANLINESS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID THE DISPLAY OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS IN PRIVATE PLACES WITHOUT OWNERS' CONSENT OR AT PUBLIC PLACES WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY WAS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE AND CARRIED A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2 000.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE TWO DEPARTMENTS, BESIDES PROSECUTING PEOPLE STICKING POSTERS AT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PLACES WITHOUT APPROVAL, WERE ALSO CONSIDERING TAKING ACTION AGAINST ADVERTISED COMPANIES INVOLVED.

IN ADDITION, WARNING LETTERS WERE REGULARLY SENT TO THE KNOWN OFFENDERS IN EACH DISTRICT, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE ENFORCEMENT OF LEGISLATION WAS JUST ONE WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SELF-DISCIPLINE SHOULD BE EXERCISED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COMPANIES CONCERNED IN ORDER TO FULLY CONTAIN THE PROBLEM.

CONTINUAL EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION IS LONG-TERM WORK AND FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINED PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS ARE REQUIRED, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION MOTHER'S DAY CARNIVAL+ ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA, HE SAID THAT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND A NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAD BEEN PROMOTING FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SINCE 1979.

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