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The Central & Western District Office today (June 3) launched the Old Building Cleansing Campaign in an effort to prevent the spread of human swine flu in the community and to tie in with the Clean Hong Kong Campaign.
In this one-week-Old Building Cleansing Campaign, the cleaning contractor of the Central & Western District Office will help clean the common areas of about 40 old buildings in the district, which are 30 or more years old and many of them without any form of management body. The campaign is aimed at improving the buildings' hygiene conditions and also raise the awareness of residents on buildings' cleanliness, in an effort to prevent the spread of human swine flu in the community.
The Central & Western District Officer, Mrs Winnie Ho; Central & Western District Council Chairman, Mr Chan Tak-chor; Food and Environmental Hygiene Department District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Central/Western) Mr Fan Yung-kai; and District Councilors including Mr Chan Hok-fung, Mr Chung Yam-cheung, Mr Nelson Wong Kin-shing, Mr Yuen Bun-keung and Ms Cheng Lai-king, inspected several old buildings in Central and Kennedy Town today and showed their support for the cleansing action.
Mrs Ho said, "Besides household and personal hygiene, hygiene conditions of buildings are also vital in the fight against human swine flu. The aim of the Old Building Cleansing Campaign organised by the Central & Western District Office is to help clean the common areas of about 40 old buildings in the district, as a way to promote the important message of building cleanliness. The District Office will continue to work closely with owners' organisations in the district to encourage and promote buildings cleaning activities."
Mr Chan said, "The Central & Western District Council pays much attention to the hygiene condition of the buildings. We hope to raise owners' and residents' awareness on building cleanliness through this event." The District Council will continue to work closely with the District Office to promote the message of fighting against human swine flu in the community.
Ends/Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:33
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