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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1988

THE CRUDE

DEATH

DURING THE PAST 10 YEARS,

RATE HAD DROPPED FROM 5.1 TO 4.8 PER THOUSAND POPULATION AND THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE HAD COME DOWN FROM 13,9 TO 7.5 PER THOUSAND LIVE BIRTHS, AVERAGE EXPECTANCY WAS NOW 74 FOR MALES AND 79.6 FOR FEMALES.

"THE DEPARTMENT WILL, IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, UNDERGO MAJOR IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL RESULT IN FURTHER IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENCY OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,' DR THONG SAID.

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HE BELIEVED THAT ALL STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL MEET THE CHALLENGES AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A HIGH QUALITY SERVICE AS IT HAD DONE IN THE PAST.

BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS

A TOTAL OF 16 SUMMONSES WERE ISSUED DURING A BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS ON WALLS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND AT PUBLIC PLACES OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY BY THE STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL, SERVICES DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO POPULAR SHOPPING AREAS WHICH ARE THE BLACK SPOTS FOR THE ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS.

THE COMMON PRACTICE OF DISPLAYING POSTERS OR SIMILAR FORM OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS ON WALLS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS OR AT PUBLIC PLACES DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS HAD CAUSED GREAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

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"THE TWO-DAY OPERATION IS PART OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN AND IS CARRIED OUT AT A REGULAR BASIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE SAID.

STEERING

DISPLAY CONSENT OFFENCE

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THE OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS AT PRIVATE PLACES WITHOUT THE OWNERS' OR AT PUBLIC PLACES WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY WAS AN UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE. OFFENDERS WILL BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $2,000.

"THE ENFORCEMENT OF LEGISLATION WAS JUST ONE WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE ADVERTISERS CONCERNED, SHOULD EXERCISE SELF-DISCIPLINE TO HELP KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN, HE STRESSED.

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