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SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1990

HISTORY, WE WILL

HAVE VERY

"NEXT YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR DIRECT ELECTIONS TO OUR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THIS WILL BE A IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR FUTURE, AND MANY NEW LEADERS WILL SIT ON THE LEGISLATURE WHICH WILL SERVE RIGHT THROUGH THE CHANGE OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997," HE ADDED.

CITING EXAMPLES OF HONG KONG'S ACHIEVEMENTS, MR LAN SAID THE TERRITORY HOUSED WELL OVER HALF OF ITS POPULATION IN DECENT SUBSIDISED PUBLIC HOUSING, AND ENJOYED A LOW INFANT MORTALITY RATE AND A HIGH LIFE EXPECTANCY.

"WE ARE DETERMINED TO DO EVEN BETTER. INVESTMENT FROM OVERSEAS TO HELP US BUILD AN HE CONCLUDED.

WE WELCOME TALENT AND EVEN BRIGHTER FUTURE,

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING MR LAN PRESENTING THE 1990 HONG KONG YEAR BOOK TO THE VISITING STUDENTS WILL BE BOXED.

USD HOTLINE CONTINUES TO SERVE PUBLIC WELL

THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOTLINE 8680000 ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS LAST MONTH (JUNE), REPRESENTING OF 15 PER CENT OVER THE AVERAGE MONTHLY FIGURE OF FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

HANDLED 701 AN INCREASE

610 IN THE FIRST

A

"THE HIGH FIGURE REFLECTS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE MORE AWARE OF THE CONVENIENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE, SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

ENQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEST CONTROL MATTERS RECEIVED BY THE HOTLINE DURING THE MONTH BELONGED ΤΟ THE CATEGORY WITH THE HIGHEST INCREASE RATE WITH

CALLS AS COMPARED WITH A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 47 IN THE PRECEDING FIVE MONTHS.

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"MOST CALLERS IN THIS CATEGORY COMPLAINED ABOUT MOSQUITO NUISANCE IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD OR SOUGHT ADVICE ON PREVENTION

TENEMENT MEASURES, AND ON WAYS TO GET RID OF RATS IN OLD

BUILDINGS,"

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ENQUIRY

AND

COMPLAINT

MATTERS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, RANGING FROM REFUSE, NUISANCE AND FOOD HYGIENE, WERE ON TOP OF THE LIST WITH A TOTAL OF 255 CALLS.

/THE SPOKESMAN