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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1992

PRINTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL ALSO BE OBTAINABLE AT DISTRICT OFFICES (ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE) OF BOTH THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

IN ADDITION, A TELEVISION AND RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST WILL BE BROADCAST TO DISSEMINATE THE MESSAGE.

THE CAMPAIGN ALSO INCLUDES A DISPLAY ON MOSQUITO PREVENTION WHICH WILL BE STAGED AT THE RESOURCE UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR, URBAN COUNCIL FA STREET COMPLEX, 123A FA YUEN STREET, MONG KOK.

YUEN

FROM

THE DISPLAY WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE 9.30 AM TO NOON AND FROM 2.30 PM TO 4.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9.30 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS.

TO PREVENT MOSQUITO BREEDING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE

URGED

TO:

*

DISPOSE OF ALL TINS AND OTHER RECEPTACLES THAT COULD HOLD WATER;

COVER TIGHTLY ALL WATER CONTAINERS, WATER STORAGE TANKS AND WELLS:

CHANGE WATER FOR FLOWERS AND PLANTS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND LEAVE NO WATER IN PLATES OR TRAYS UNDERNEATH THE FLOWER POTS;

KEEP ALL DRAINS FREE FROM CHOKAGE; AND

* TOP UP ALL DEFECTIVE GROUND SURFACES ΤΟ PREVENT

ACCUMULATION OF STAGNANT WATER.

THE

ALLOWING MOSQUITO BREEDING ON PREMISES IS AN OFFENCE UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000.

MORE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS RETURN HOME

A GROUP OF 242 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 101 MEN, 57 WOMEN, 45 BOYS AND 39 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 120TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 7.563 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND то 21.442 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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