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MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1988

ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS BLITZED

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ISSUED DURING A

TERRITORY-WIDE POSTERS IN THE

A TOTAL OF 14 SUMMONSES WERE BLITZ OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF BILLS AND PAST TWO DAYS.

COUNCIL KEEP A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL

(MONDAY) THAT ILLEGAL HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE SAID TODAY

COMMON DISPLAY OF BILLS AND POSTERS AT PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PLACES WAS A PRACTICE DURING WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS AND AFTER OFFICE HOURS.

PROBLEM

TO THE

"IT HAS POSED A GREAT CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY," HE SAID.

OVERALL TIDINESS AND

E

THE BLITZ OPERATION, CARRIED OUT BY THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, AIMED TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION.

THE

IN

BY THE

BLITZ OPERATION ON ILLEGAL DISPLAY OF POSTERS FIRST STARTED NOVEMBER, 1986. INITIALLY IT WAS CARRIED OUT EVERY SIX MONTHS TWO DEPARTMENTS.

"HOWEVER, AS THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE, WE THE FREQUENCY FROM TWICE A YEAR TO QUARTERLY," THE OUT.

HAVE INCREASED SPOKESMAN POINTED

+

"WE HOPE TO FURTHER INCREASE THE AVAILABLE, HE ADDED.

IF FREQUENCY

RESOURCES

ARE

SEEMED

ΤΟ BE

MORE

IN SERIOUS MORE PROSECUTIONS

THE

IN GENERAL, THE PROBLEM

EASTERN DISTRICT AND KOWLOON CITY WHERE THERE WERE THAN OTHER DISTRICTS.

"WE HOPE

THE

PUBLIC,

ESPECIALLY THE ADVERTISING COMPANIES IN THE DISPLAY OF THEIR CONCERNED, WOULD EXERCISE SELF-DISCIPLINE OUTDOOR PUBLICITY POSTERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"PERSONS WHO

-

DISPLAY

PLACES PRIVATE

WITHOUT THE OF $5,000,"

BILLS AND POSTERS AT

PUBLIC PLACES THE OWNERS' CONSENT OR AT WITHOUT GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORISATION ARE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE HE STRESSED.

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