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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1988
KWAI TSING CAMPAIGN AGAINST MOSQUITOES
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RESIDENTS OF KWAI TSING DISTRICT ARE BEING ENCOURAGED ΤΟ SUPPORT AN ANTI-MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN THAT BEGAN IN THE DISTRICT TODAY
(MONDAY).
A SERIES OF ANTI-MOSQUITO SURVEYS AND MEASURES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS
BY STAFF OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THEY WILL VISIT BUILDING SITES, DOMESTIC PREMISES, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, VILLAGES, SQUATTER HUT AREAS AND MOSQUITO BLACK-SPOTS.
THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE WILL HELP GENERATE LOCAL SUPPORT FROM AREA COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, THE TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEE, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER RESIDENTS TOWARDS THESE OPERATIONS.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL OCTOBER 3.
PUMPING TESTS AT PROPOSED LANDFILL SITE
BRIEFED
STAFF OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES IN NORTH DISTRICT TODAY (MONDAY) ON THE RESULTS OF A PUMPING TEST AT A TRIAL DEEP WELL FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.
THE WELL HAS BEEN DRILLED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSAL ΤΟ MAKE A SITE IN WONG MAU HANG SHAN, TA KWU LING, THE NORTHEAST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL.
MEMBERS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TA KWU LING COMMITTEE AS WELL AS VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES INSPECTED THE TRIAL THIS MORNING AND BESIDES BEING BRIEFED ON THE TEST RESULTS WERE A PUMPING DEMONSTRATION.
RURAL,
WELL
GIVEN
OF WATER
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EPD EXPLAINED THAT THE TESTING WORK SHOWED THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR IRRIGATION BEFORE WORK ON THE LANDFILL BEGAN.
/AS ENVIRONMENTAL
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