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SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1988

THIS PRACTICE, COMMONLY TERMED PRIVATISATION, IS FREQUENTLY ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE, WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TAKING OVER A SECTION OF THE CITY FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANSING IT.

CLEANSING EFFORTS IN FRONT OF THEIR PREMISES HAVE BEEN MADE BY DAIRY FARM, MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, AMONG OTHER FIRMS AND ORGANISATIONS.

THERE ARE PROSPECTS THAT MORE COMPANIES WILL JOIN IN, ACCORDING TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR WALTER SULKE.

"1 HOPE EVENTUALLY WE WILL HAVE SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO THAT IN TOKYO AND ZURICH WHERE EACH HOUSEHOLDER AND EACH SHOP TENANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THEIR OWN BIT OF THE STREET CLEAN,

SAID.

MR SULKE

TODAY'S ARRANGEMENT SAW MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT STAFF TAKING ONE STEP FORWARD BY SHOULDERING THE PUBLIC CLEANSING OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI WATERFRONT, FROM THE STAR HOUSE TO THE HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM, FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM.

URBAN SERVICES STAFF WERE ON STAND-BY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.

A REFUSE COLLECTION VAN WAS ARRANGED TO TRANSPORT THE REFUSE

VT INTERVALS TO A NEARBY REFUSE COLLECTION POINT.

"WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE TODAY, IS THAT THE MCDONALD'S STAFF HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO ADOPT ONE PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE TOWN AND CLEAN IT FOR ONE DAY.

"THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE, ORGANISERS OF THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR YEARS, MR SULKE SAID.

THE SPECIAL OPERATION WAS MARKED BY A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY HELD AT THE MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT IN STAR HOUSE.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE MEMBER OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MRS CHOW CHEUNG WAI-FING, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS (HONG KONG) LIMITED, DR DANIEL NG..

THE OFFICIATING GUESTS ALSO JOINED THE MCDONALD'S STAFF IN PART OF THE CLEANSING OPERATION.

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