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With the approach of the Year of the Horse, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has commenced a three-week major clean-up campaign across the territory.
"In order to tie in with the tradition of cleaning up before Lunar New Year, the annual year-end clean-up campaign has been launched to call for public support for maintaining cleanliness in the household, the community and public areas," an FEHD spokesman said today (January 11).
The year-end clean-up operation will continue until January 26. During the campaign period, the FEHD will step up cleaning of public facilities such as markets, cooked food centres and hawker bazaars under the department's management. Cleaning and pest control measures will be enhanced in all districts and more temporary refuse collection points will be set up for people to discard large items of household waste.
The spokesman also reminded operators of food premises to pay attention to hygiene conditions on their premises and urged stallholders to clean up their stalls.
"To ensure that the cleanliness of public places will not be spoiled by uncivic-minded and thoughtless people, we will strengthen enforcement action and adopt a stringent approach to issue Fixed Penalty Notices to offenders in breach of the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Ordinance for littering, spitting, illegal posting of bills or posters, the feeding of pigeons or other feral birds causing dirtiness to public places, and dog fouling," the spokesman said.
"Maintaining a clean and hygienic community hinges on the concerted efforts of residents and people working in the district. We hope everyone can enjoy a cleaner environment in the Year of the Horse," the spokesman added.
Ends/Saturday, January 11, 2014
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