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that its name should be the "Sau Mau Ping Memorial Park".

The new park, which measures 5.8 acres, will provide facilities for both active and passive recreation, including a basketball court, a badminton court, a rest garden with Chinese style pavilion, benches and flower beds. An appropriate memorial to those who died in the disaster will be erected.

(10) MR. B. A. BERNACCHI (in English):- Mr. Chairman, on Miss YEUNG's behalf, I ask the following question:

Would the Chairman inform the Council of the number of Litter Wardens now engaged in keeping our streets clean, and whether this number is sufficient, as well as the number of people convicted for littering offences in the last 6 months?

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese, translated into English):-

Mr. Chairman, the first part of this question can be answered as follows:-

The Urban Services Department has now been given approval to set up 100 anti-litter squads; each squad consists of 3 men; a Litter Warden (Foreman I level) and two assistants, one is a Foreman Class III and the other a Labourer. That is, altogether there are 300 workers for this purpose. Of these 100 squads, 73 are approved for urban areas, that is 27 squads are for the New Territories. That is altogether there are 219 workers deployed to enforce anti-litter legislation, 72 for Hong Kong and 147 for Kowloon. Experience has shown that it is desirable for men to work in three-men squads under the direction of the Litter Warden.

On the 3rd of this month, in the urban area, there were altogether 65 squads operational, 21 on Hong Kong Island and 44 in Kowloon. We are in the process of employing 9 more Litter Wardens, and Secretariat approval is awaited to employ another 11 pensioners. These 20 Litter Wardens are mostly retired Police Sergeants.

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They are excellent material, and we hope that can begin a training course at the end of October and be operational in mid-November. There will then altogether be 93 squads operational in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, and the remaining 7 squads will be filled as soon as possible.

The second part of this question concerns whether the anti-litter squads are now sufficient. We have over 4 million people in Hong Kong and 300 members of various squads to enforce cleansing legislation is, of course, insufficient, and past experience has shown that although in the past year or so, there has been considerable progress in the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign and we have tried to educate the public to keep streets, public places, and common areas of building clean, there is nevertheless a large section of the community who do not obey these laws and prosecution for them is the only deterrent.

The third part of this question concerns certain statistics. During the past six months, i.e. from March to August 1973, 11,237 convictions were obtained for litter offences (4,215 in Hong Kong and 7,022 in Kowloon).

MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):- Mr. Chairman, could Dr. HUANG inform this Council what subjects will be involved in the training course? Does it include say, for example, "politeness training"?

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese):- They have to be familiar with certain cleansing regulations, for example, that people must keep 20 feet area clean, and not throw rubbish in the streets, and not to drain dirty water into streets, etc. These regulations are quite complicated, and I think that the two-week training is absolutely essential.

MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):- My question, was, Mr. Chairman: does it also include some sort of training such as politeness or rather courtesy to the citizens?

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese): As to this point, I believe that MR. CHOW thinks that the Police are not very polite to the public. If this is so, when they join the Litter Squad, we will, of course, emphasize to them that they should not continue with their past bad practices.

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Page 120 of 212 172 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL that its name should be the "Sau Mau Ping Memorial Park". The new park, which measures 5.8 acres, will provide facilities for both active and passive recreation, including a basketball court, a badminton court, a rest garden with Chinese style pavilion, benches and flower beds. An appropriate memorial to those who died in the disaster will be erected. (10) MR. B. A. BERNACCHI (in English):- Mr. Chairman, on Miss YEUNG's behalf, I ask the following question: Would the Chairman inform the Council of the number of Litter Wardens now engaged in keeping our streets clean, and whether this number is sufficient, as well as the number of people convicted for littering offences in the last 6 months? DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese, translated into English):- Mr. Chairman, the first part of this question can be answered as follows:- The Urban Services Department has now been given approval to set up 100 anti-litter squads; each squad consists of 3 men; a Litter Warden (Foreman I level) and two assistants, one is a Foreman Class III and the other a Labourer. That is, altogether there are 300 workers for this purpose. Of these 100 squads, 73 are approved for urban areas, that is 27 squads are for the New Territories. That is altogether there are 219 workers deployed to enforce anti-litter legislation, 72 for Hong Kong and 147 for Kowloon. Experience has shown that it is desirable for men to work in three-men squads under the direction of the Litter Warden. On the 3rd of this month, in the urban area, there were altogether 65 squads operational, 21 on Hong Kong Island and 44 in Kowloon. We are in the process of employing 9 more Litter Wardens, and Secretariat approval is awaited to employ another 11 pensioners. These 20 Litter Wardens are mostly retired Police Sergeants. HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 173 They are excellent material, and we hope that can begin a training course at the end of October and be operational in mid-November. There will then altogether be 93 squads operational in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, and the remaining 7 squads will be filled as soon as possible. The second part of this question concerns whether the anti-litter squads are now sufficient. We have over 4 million people in Hong Kong and 300 members of various squads to enforce cleansing legislation is, of course, insufficient, and past experience has shown that although in the past year or so, there has been considerable progress in the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign and we have tried to educate the public to keep streets, public places, and common areas of building clean, there is nevertheless a large section of the community who do not obey these laws and prosecution for them is the only deterrent. The third part of this question concerns certain statistics. During the past six months, i.e. from March to August 1973, 11,237 convictions were obtained for litter offences (4,215 in Hong Kong and 7,022 in Kowloon). MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):- Mr. Chairman, could Dr. HUANG inform this Council what subjects will be involved in the training course? Does it include say, for example, "politeness training"? DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese):- They have to be familiar with certain cleansing regulations, for example, that people must keep 20 feet area clean, and not throw rubbish in the streets, and not to drain dirty water into streets, etc. These regulations are quite complicated, and I think that the two-week training is absolutely essential. MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):- My question, was, Mr. Chairman: does it also include some sort of training such as politeness or rather courtesy to the citizens? DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese): As to this point, I believe that MR. CHOW thinks that the Police are not very polite to the public. If this is so, when they join the Litter Squad, we will, of course, emphasize to them that they should not continue with their past bad practices. Page 120 Page 121

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Page 120 of 212 172 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL that its name should be the "Sau Mau Ping Memorial Park". The new park, which measures 5.8 acres, will provide facilities for both active and passive recreation, including a basket- ball court, a badminton court, a rest garden with Chinese style pavilion, benches and flower beds. An appropriate memorial to those who died in the disaster will be erected. (10) MR. B. A. BERNACCHI (in English):-Mr. Chairman, on Miss YEUNG's behalf, I ask the following question :· Would the Chairman inform the Council of the number of Litter Wardens now engaged in keeping our streets clean, and whether this number is sufficient, as well as the number of people convicted for littering offences in the last 6 months? DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese, translated into English):- Mr. Chairman, the first part of this question can be answered as follows:- The Urban Services Department has now been given approval to set up 100 anti-litter squads; each squad consists of 3 men; a Litter Warden (Foreman I level) and two assistants, one is a Foreman Class III and the other a Labourer. That is, altogether there are 300 workers for this purpose. Of these 100 squads, 73 are approved for urban areas, that is 27 squads are for the New Territories. That is altogether there are 219 workers deployed to enforce anti-litter legislation, 72 for Hong Kong and 147 for Kowloon. Experience has shown that it is desirable for men to work in three-men squads under the direction of the Litter Warden. On the 3rd of this month, in the urban area, there were alto- gether 65 squads operational, 21 on Hong Kong Island and 44 in Kowloon. We are in the process of employing 9 more Litter Wardens, and Secretariat approval is awaited to employ another 11 pensioners. These 20 Litter Wardens are mostly retired Police Sergeants. HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL 173 They are excellent material, and we hope that can begin a training course at the end of October and be opera- tional in mid-November. There will then altogether be 93 squads operational in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, and the remaining 7 squads will be filled as soon as possible. The second part of this question concerns whether the anti- litter squads are now sufficient. We have over 4 million people in Hong Kong and 300 members of various squads to enforce cleansing legislation is, of course, insufficient, and past experience has shown that although in the past year or so, there has been considerable progress in the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign and we have tried to educate the public to keep streets, public places, and common areas of building clean, there is nevertheless a large section of the community who do not obey these laws and prosecution for them is the only deterrent. The third part of this question concerns certain statistics. During the past six months, i.e. from March to August 1973, 11,237 convictions were obtained for litter offences (4,215 in Hong Kong and 7,022 in Kowloon). MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):-Mr. Chairman, could Dr. HUANG inform this Council what subjects will be involved in the training course? Does it include say, for example, "politeness training"? DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese):-They have to be familiar with certain cleansing regulations, for example, that people must keep 20 feet area clean, and not throw rubbish in the streets, and not to drain dirty water into streets, etc. These regulations are quite complicated, and I think that the two-week training is absolutely essential. MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):-My question, was, Mr. Chairman: does it also include some sort of training such as politeness or rather courtesy to the citizens? DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese): As to this point, I believe that Mr. CHOW thinks that the Police are not very polite to the public. If this is so, when they join the Litter Squad, we will, of course, emphasize to them that they should not continue with their past bad practices. Page 120Page 121

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that its name should be the "Sau Mau Ping Memorial Park".

The new park, which measures 5.8 acres, will provide facilities for both active and passive recreation, including a basket- ball court, a badminton court, a rest garden with Chinese style pavilion, benches and flower beds. An appropriate memorial to those who died in the disaster will be erected.

(10) MR. B. A. BERNACCHI (in English):-Mr. Chairman, on Miss YEUNG's behalf, I ask the following question :·

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese, translated into English):-

Mr. Chairman, the first part of this question can be answered as follows:-

On the 3rd of this month, in the urban area, there were alto- gether 65 squads operational, 21 on Hong Kong Island and 44 in Kowloon. We are in the process of employing 9 more Litter Wardens, and Secretariat approval is awaited to employ another 11 pensioners. These 20 Litter Wardens are mostly retired Police Sergeants.

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They are excellent material, and we hope that can begin a training course at the end of October and be opera- tional in mid-November. There will then altogether be 93 squads operational in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, and the remaining 7 squads will be filled as soon as possible.

The second part of this question concerns whether the anti- litter squads are now sufficient. We have over 4 million people in Hong Kong and 300 members of various squads to enforce cleansing legislation is, of course, insufficient, and past experience has shown that although in the past year or so, there has been considerable progress in the "Keep Hong Kong Clean" Campaign and we have tried to educate the public to keep streets, public places, and common areas of building clean, there is nevertheless a large section of the community who do not obey these laws and prosecution for them is the only deterrent.

MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):-Mr. Chairman, could Dr. HUANG inform this Council what subjects will be involved in the training course? Does it include say, for example, "politeness training"?

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese):-They have to be familiar with certain cleansing regulations, for example, that people must keep 20 feet area clean, and not throw rubbish in the streets, and not to drain dirty water into streets, etc. These regulations are quite complicated, and I think that the two-week training is absolutely essential.

MR. EDMUND W. H. CHOW (in English):-My question, was, Mr. Chairman: does it also include some sort of training such as politeness or rather courtesy to the citizens?

DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG (in Cantonese): As to this point, I believe that Mr. CHOW thinks that the Police are not very polite to the public. If this is so, when they join the Litter Squad, we will, of course, emphasize to them that they should not continue with their past bad practices.

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