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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,

1988

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FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN IN SQUATTER AREAS

THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD IS ORGANISING A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE SQUATTER AREA RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ON FIRE PREVENTION AND TO CURB THE ILLEGAL TAPPING OF ELECTRICITY AT SQUATTER AREAS.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH AN OPENING CEREMONY AT THE TZE WAN SHAN CENTRAL PLAYGROUND ON DECEMBER 11. IT WILL CONCLUDE ON JANUARY 15, 1989.

A WORKING GROUP FORMED UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS WORKED OUT A SERIES OF PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE CAMPAIGN.

THESE INCLUDE A COLOURING COMPETITION, A CROSS-WORD PUZZLE COMPETITION, DISTRIBUTION OF A POSTER AND A CALENDAR, AS WELL AS SEMINARS ON FIRE PREVENTION FOR SQUATTER AREA RESIDENTS.

DURING THE CAMPAIGN, MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP WILL VISIT FAMILIES IN THE GOOD HOPE AND NGAU CHI WAN VILLAGES TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGES ON FIRE PREVENTION AND THE PROPER WAYS OF USING ELECTRICITY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP POINTED OUT TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE CAMPAIGN REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ON-GOING EFFORTS IN REDUCING FIRE HAZARD AT SQUATTER AREAS DURING THE DRY SEASONS,

NORTH DISTRICT CLEAN-UP CONTEST

A WEEK-LONG CLEAN-UP COMPETITION WILL START TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN VARIOUS HOUSING AREAS IN NORTH DISTRICT TO DRAW RESIDENTS' ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.

THE COMPETITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD FOR FIVE GROUPS. THESE ARE THE CHOI YUEN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, TIN PING PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, CHEUNG WAH PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME COURTS (CHOI PO AND YUK PO), AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS (TIN SAM AND SHEUNG SHUI).

A TEAM OF ADJUDICATORS WILL INSPECT BUILDINGS AND BLOCKS TO ASSESS THE CONDITIONS OF COMMON AREAS SUCH AS CORRIDORS, REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS, STAIRCASES, LIFT LOBBIES, LAVATORIES, NULLAHS AND SITTING-OUT AREAS. THE TEAM WILL BE MADE UP OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

/A BANNER