Environmental Health
Working under the policy guidance of the two municipal
councils, the Urban Services Department (USD) and the
Regional Services Department (RSD) are responsible for
environmental health and hygiene in Hong Kong. This includes
cleaning streets and gullies; collection of nightsoil, refuse and
junk; management of refuse collection points, public toilets
and bathhouses; pest control; and services for the dead.
The Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign, organised by the Joint
Provisional Urban Council/Provisional Regional Council Keep
Hong Kong Clean Steering Committee, continued its effort to
educate the public to keep the environment clean through the
implementation of a series of educational and community
involvement programmes. District-based clean-up activities
were also organised to encourage public participation. District
bodies were encouraged to apply for subsidy under the Keep
Hong Kong Clean Activities Funding Scheme to organise Keep
Hong Kong Clean projects.
Law enforcement action was stepped up and the USD and
RSD between them prosecuted 33 223 litterbugs during the
year. They were fined a total of $14.27 million during the year.
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