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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1988

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"THIS IS TRUELY A MEANINGFUL EXPRESSION OF The

COMMUNITY ADOPTION SCHEME WHICH URBAN COUNCILLOR

SPIRIT OF THE

WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING, AND MEMBER OF THE

URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL JOINT

DR RONALD LEUNG, STEERING COMMITTEE, COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN

THE EVENT

AT HELD THIS EVENING SAID AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF STATUE SQUARE.

ENCOURAGE

RESPONSIBILITY

PRIVATE COMPANIES AND CERTAIN

OF A

THE AIM OF THE SCHEME IS TO ORGANISATIONS TO TAKE UP THE CLEANSING PUBLIC AREA OR A SECTION OF THE CITY.

BY REDUCING THE THE CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS

THIS WILL NOT ONLY SAVE THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY WORKLOAD OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO AROUSE

1 OF THE PUBLIC.

DR LEUNG STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIONS KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN.

IN

THE

IMPROVE

"EVERY YEAR, OUR MUNICIPAL COUNCILS INTENSIFY THE SCALE OF CLEANSING OPERATIONS; WE ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO SUCH SERVICES.

"BUT THESE ALONE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT," HE SAID.

"IF MORE PEOPLE STOP LITTERING, PRODUCED, AND OUR CLEANSING TASK WILL BE ADDED.

WILL THERE

BE RENDERED MUCH

LESS EASIER,"

REFUSE

HE

PARTICIPATING TO ENSURE A

INITIALLY, THE FILIPINO ADOPTION SCHEME WILL COVER TWO SUNDAYS,

TWO FUNCTIONS, THE TODAY AND OCTOBER 23. AFTER THESE

AND

MAKE GROUPS ASSOCIATIONS CONTINUITY IN AND SUCCESS OF THE EVENT.

WILL

EVALUATION AN

BE AN THE

THE ORGANISERS HOPED THAT THIS CLEAN UP OPERATION WOULD

FOR IN CIVIC CONSCIENTIOUSNESS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

AT THE PUBLIC RECREATIONAL PARTICIPANTS AND FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BE AREAS ON THE TWO SUNDAYS CONCERNED.

AND WE HAVE THE

MAINTAINING

"WE FILIPINOS ARE GUESTS IN THIS GREAT CITY

EFFORT EVERY DUTY AND OBLIGATION TO CONTRIBUTE

KONG, OF HONG BEAUTY AND CLEANLINESS PHILIPPINE CONSULATE, MR VICENTE REYES, SAID AT THE CEREMONY.

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IN

OF CONSUL-GENERAL

THE THE

SISTER OF DIOCESAN URGED ALL

ALSO WEE,

ANOTHER OFFICIATING GUEST AT THE CEREMONY, PASTORAL CENTRE FOR FILIPINOS, SISTER ROSALINA FILIPINOS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

OPERATION, TODAY'S

ABOUT 500 MEMBERS

WERE

OF PROVIDED WITH

EDINBURGH GARDEN, CHATER

THE CLEANSING PLACE,

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IN PARTICIPATING ASSOCIATIONS AND GROUPS GEARS ΤΟ

STATUE SQUARE, CLEAN

CONNAUGHT PLACE, BLAKE PIER AND CENTRAL PROMENADE.

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