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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1988

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CLEAN PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS CAMPAIGN COMMENCES

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PUBLIC SUPPORT IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE CONCERTED EFFORT AIMED AT KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN.

THIS WAS EMPHASISED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY AN URBAN COUNCILLOR AND MEMBER OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR TONG KAM-BIU.

MR TONG WAS SPEAKING AT A DEMONSTRATIVE

HELD AT THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA.

CLEAN-UP OPERATION

HE SAID THE STEERING COMMITTEE RECOGNISED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF UNDERTAKING A MASS EFFORT FOR THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

IN THIS CONNECTION IT DECIDED TO APPEAL FOR MORE DETERMINED SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

JOINING MR TONG IN

TODAY'S OPERATION WERE A SENIOR MARINE OFFICER, MR R.A KENT, AND FIVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OPERATORS OF CARGO VESSELS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND VEGETABLE MERCHANTS, WHO ARE FREQUENT USERS OF PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS.

THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION WAS PRECEDED BY A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY, WHICH MAREED THE START OF A CAMPAIGN то URGE USERS OF PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN KEEPING THESE AREAS CLEAN.

A POSTER, CARRYING A RELEVANT APPEAL MESSAGE, IS NOW DISPLAYED AT PROMINENT LOCATIONS IN THESE AREAS.

A SERIES OF CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO OPERATORS ON THEIR OWN INITIATIVE.

BE CARRIED OUT BY

THE MINI CAMPAIGN IS AMONG PROGRAMMES BEING UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF THE WIDER KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN.

THESE HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FOSTER A SENSE OF PARTICIPATION AMONG THE PUBLIC.

THY HAVE ATTRACTED FAVOURABLE SUPPORT FROM THE PRIVATE ЗЕСТОК, INCLUDING PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANISATIONS AND COMMERCIAL CONCERNS.

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