2nd September 2014 District Council Information Paper Food and Environmental Hygiene Committee Paper No.30/2014

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase III) in

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to brief Members of the details and arrangements for the Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase III) to be launched by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Wan Chai District.

Background

2. The Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase II) organized by FEHD was launched between 28.4.2014 and 4.7.2014. Actions taken in the district and the results are detailed at Annex I .

3. Last year, there were two local, three imported and one unclassified Japanese encephalitis cases, 103 imported dengue fever cases and 5 imported chikungunya fever cases in . On the other hand, one local Japanese encephalitis case had been reported in June this year. In order to safeguard public health and to sustain anti-mosquito efforts, FEHD will continue to strengthen mosquito control and organize the Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase III) for eight consecutive weeks from 18.8.2014 to 10.10.2014.

4. The Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase III) to be carried out under

- 1 - the slogan “ Prevent Japanese Encephalitis and Dengue Fever Act Now! ” aims to achieve the following objectives -

(a) To heighten public awareness of the potential risk of dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya fever and other mosquito-borne diseases;

(b) To encourage community participation and forge close partnership of government departments concerned in anti-mosquito work; and

(c) To eliminate potential mosquito breeding sites .

Mosquito Control Operations

5. FEHD will carry out a series of operations focusing on removal of accumulation of water and mosquito prevention from 18.8.2014 to 10.10.2014 at potential mosquito breeding places in the district. Emphasis will be placed on proximities close to human residences, schools, construction sites, hospitals, illegal cultivation sites,. Please refer to Annex II for the action plan.

6. During the above period, Pest Control Section of this district will deploy a total of nine pest control teams to perform mosquito control work in accordance with the attached action plan and take the opportunity to offer knowledge and technical advice on the prevention of mosquito breeding to the public.

Education and Publicity

7. On publicity and education fronts, FEHD will adopt the following measures in addition to arranging press releases and the announcement of public interest through television and radio broadcasting-

- 2 - (a) To produce publicity posters, pamphlets, banners and educational materials on prevention of mosquito breeding for public circulation;

(b) To distribute publicity materials widely through close liaison with government departments and local organizations to arouse public awareness of mosquito prevention;

(c) To distribute VCDs and letters on mosquito preventive and control measures to target groups, such as the managements of construction sites and the private housing estates;

(d) To organize roving exhibitions at major shopping malls of housing estates and outreaching health talks for students and housing estate managements;

(e) To organize games on knowledge of mosquito prevention; and

(f) To hold thematic exhibitions at the FEHD Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre, and to include relevant information in the FEHD homepage and in the 24-hour hotline service.

Local Participation

8. To enlist support and active participation of this District Council in the Campaign, District Council Members and Committee Members will be invited to participate in related events, organize publicity activities and at the same time, to offer views on the mosquito control work. The District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent will work out the details with the District Council Secretariat. The Pest Control Advisory Section of the department would provide technical assistance in organizing the publicity

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Wan Chai District Environmental Hygiene Office Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

18 August 2014

- 4 - Annex I

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase II) in Wan Chai District

The Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase II) was launched between 28.4.2014 and 4.7.2014. During the period, all mosquito elimination and prevention works were carried out smoothly. The actions and results of the Anti-mosquito Campaign in the district are as follows -

1. Number of patrols made at the target areas : 1494

2. Number of mosquito breeding sites identified and 302 eliminated :

3. Number of potential mosquito breeding sites 2663 identified and eliminated :

4. Quantity of refuse cleared (tonnes) : 5.6

5. Number of prosecutions instituted : 2

6. Number of warning letters issued : 0

7. Number of advice and messages provided to the 515 public in respect of mosquito prevention :

8. Number of leaflets/posters distributed : 1667

9. Number of cases referred to other government 5 departments :

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Anti-mosquito Campaign 2014 (Phase III) Wan Chai District Action Plan

Date Working Team Location

Team 1 Wing Fung Street, Star Street and Electric Stre et, Monmouth Path, Monmouth Terrace, Kennedy Road (northbound from Monmouth Terrace to Ship Street).

Team 2 Vicinity of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Expo Drive, Expo Drive East, Expo Drive Central, Convention Avenue (from Fenwick Street to ), Harbour Road (from Fenwick Street to Fleming Road), Fleming Road (from 18.8.2014 Convention Avenue to Gloucester Road), Gloucester Road 25.8.2014 (northbound from Fenwick Road to Fleming Road). 1.9.2014 8.9.2014 16.9.2014 Team 3 Ship Street (eastbound from to Queen’s Road 23.9.2014 East), Johnston Road (southbound from Ship Street to Amoy 30.9.2014 Street), Tai Wong Street West, Tai Wong Street East, Ming Yan 9.10.2014 Lane, , , Queen’s Road East (northeast bound from Ship Street to Amoy Street).

Team 4 Gloucester Road (southbound from Stewart Road to Marsh Road), (from Stewart Road to Marsh Road), (from Stewart Road to Marsh Road), Tonnochy Road (from Gloucester Road to ), Hennessy Road (northbound from Stewart Road to Marsh Road , eastbound of Stewart Road, Marsh Road (westbound from Hennessy Road to Gloucester Road).

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Team 1 Fenwick Pier Street, Lung King Street, Performing Arts Avenue, Fenwick S treet (northbound of Gloucester Road), Gloucester Road (northbound from Performing Arts Avenue to Fenwick Street), Arsenal Street (including Arsenal House and its vicinity).

Team 2 Convention Avenue (from Fleming Road to Tonnochy Road), Harbour Road ( from Fleming Road to Tonnochy Road), Harbour Drive, Hung Hing Road, Wan Shing Street, Wan Ying Street, Gloucester Road (northbound from Fleming Road to the underneath of Canal Road Flyover), Tonnochy Road (from Gloucester Road to Hung Hing Road), Marsh Roa d (from 19.8.2014 Gloucester Road to Hung Hing Road). 26.8.2014

2.9.2014

10.9.2014 Team 3 Johnston Road (southbound from Amoy Street to Tai Yuen 17.9.2014 Street), Li Tung Street, , Sam Pan Street, 24.9.2014 McGregor Street, Tai Yuen Street (from Queen’s Road East to 3.10.2014 Cross Street), Queen’s R oad East (northbound from Amoy 10.10.2014 Street to Tai Yuen Street).

Team 4 Canal Road West (from to Hennessy Road), Cheung Woo Lane, Bowrington Road, Sharp Street West, Chan Tong Lane, (from Road to Canal Road West), M orrsion Hill Road (from Leighton Road to Wan Chai Road), eastbound of Tin Lok Lane, Hennessy Road (southbound from Tin Lok Lane to Canal Road West).

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Team 1 Gloucester Road (south bound from Arsenal Street to Luard Road), Jaffe Road (from Arsenal Street to Luard Road), Lockhart Road (from Arsenal Street to Luard Road), Fenwick Street (southbound of Gloucester Road), Hennessy Road ( from Arsenal Street to Luard Road), Thompson Road (f rom Johnston Road to Luard Road).

Team 2 Eastbound of Luard Road, Gloucester Road (southbound from Luard Road to O’Brien Road), Jaffe Road (from Luard Road to 20.8.2014 O’Brien Road), Lockhart Road (from Luard Road to O’Brien 27.8.2014 Road), Hennessy Road (from Luard R oad to O’Brien Road), 3.9.2014 Johnston Road (from Luard Road to O’Brien Road). 11.9.2014 18.9.2014 25.9.2014 Team 3 Tai Yuen Street (from Johnston Road to Cross Street), Stone 6.10.2014 Nullah Lane (from Cross Street to Wan Chai Road), Tai Wo Street, Triangle Street, Wan Chai Road (from Johnston Ro ad to Queen’s Road East), Cross Street, Queen’s Road East (northeast bound from Tai Yuen Street to Wan Chai Road)

Team 4 Hennessy Road (southbound from Tin Lok Lane to Heard Street), westbound of Tin Lok Lane, On Lok Lane, Wan Chai Road (northbound from Johnston Road to Tin Lok Lane), Heard Street, Mallory Street, Burrows Street, Johnston Road (from Wan Chai Road to Heard Street).

Team 1 Johnston Road (from Hennessy Road to Ship Street), Ship 21.8.2014 Street (westbound from Johnston Road to Queen’s Road East), 28.8.2014 Lun Fat Street, and Li Chit Street, Landale 4.9.2014 Street, Anton Street. 12.9.2014 19.9.2014 26.9.2014 Team 2 O’Brien Stre et (from Gloucester Road to Lockhart Road), 7.10.2014 Gloucester Road (southbound from O’Brien Road to Stewart

Road), Jaffe Road (from O’Brien Road to Stewart Road),

- 8 - Lockhart Road (from O’Brien Road to Stewart Road), westbound of Stewart Road, Fleming Road (from Glo ucester Road to Hennessy Road).

Queen’s Road East (southbound from Ship Street to Stone 21.8.2014 Team 3 Nullah Lane), Ship Street (eastbound from Queen’s Road East 28.8.2014 to Kennedy Road), Hau Fung Lane, Yen Wah Street, Wan Chai 4.9.2014 Gap Road (from Queen’s Road East to Kennedy Road), 12.9.2014 Kennedy Road (northbound from Wan Chai Gap Road to Ship 19.9.2014 Street), Chuk Kui Terrace. 26.9.2014 7.10.2014 Westbound of Morrison Hill Road, Yat Sin Street, Wing Ning Team 4 Street, Lap Tak Lane, Cheung Tak Lane, Yan Tak Lane, Oi Kwan Road, Sung Tak Street, Siu Kin Lane, Tak Yan Street, Wing Cheung Street, Wan Chai Road (southbound from Morrison Hill Road to Wood Road).

Queen’s Road East (from Hennessy Road to Ship Street), Ship Team 1 Street ( westbound from Queen’s Road East to Kennedy Road), Sik On Street and Schooner Street, Sau Wa Fong, St. Francis Street and St. Francis Yard, Sun Street and Moon Street.

Hennessy Road (from O’Brien Road to Stewart Road), Team 2 Johnston Road (northbound from O’Brien Road to Stewart 22.8.2014 Road), O’Brien Road (from Lockhart Road to Johnston Road), 29.8.2014 Thompson Road (from O’Brien Road to Johnston Road), 5.9.2014 Fleming Road (from Hennessy Road to Johnston Road). 15.9.2014 22.9.2014 Queen’s Road East (southeast bound from to 29.9.2014 Team 3 Kennedy Road), Stone Nullah Road (from Queen’s Road East 8.10.2014 to Lung On Street), Shek Kai Lane, King Sing Street, Lung On Street, Kat On Street, Hing Wan Street, Kennedy Street, Kennedy Road (northbound from Wan Chai Gap Road to Queen’s Road East).

Wan Chai Road (southbound from Wood Road to Queen’s Road Team 4 East), Cross Lane, Wood Road, Salvation Army Street, Bullock Lane, Queen’s Road East (northeast bound from Morrison Hill Road to Wan Chai Road).

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Team 5 Road (from Grandview Mansion to Mount Butler Road) (including path and rear slope of Tai Hang Road Rest Garden), Tai Hang Drive (including all paths and rear slope) , Chun Fai Road

Team 6 Gloucester Road (from Sugar Street to Cannon Street) , Sugar Street, Great George Street, Kingston Street, Cleveland Street , 18.8.2014 Paterson Street, Paterson Street Refuse Collection Point. 25.8.2014 1.9.2014

8.9.2014 15.9.2014 Team 7 Eastbound of Marsh Road (from Glo ucester Road to 22.9.2014 Hennessy Road), Jaffe Road (from Marsh Road to Percival 29.9.2014 Street), Lockhart Road (from Marsh Road to Percival Street), 6.10.2014 northbound of Hennessy Road (from Marsh Road to Percival (Monday) Street), Canal Road East (from Glo ucester Road to Hennessy Road), Canal Road West (from Glo ucester Road to Hennessy Road), westbound of Percival Street (from Glo ucester Road to Hennessy Road), southbound of Gloucester Road (from Marsh Road to Percival Street).

Team 8 Shan Kwong Road and sidehill slope of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Clubhouse, Village Road, Wang Tak Street, Po Shin Street, Village Terrace, even numbers of Sing Woo Road (from Wong Nai Chung Road to Village Road), Yik Yam Street, King Kwong Street, Yuk Sau Street, Tsap Tseung Street, Wong Nai Chung Road (from S ing Woo Road to Shan Kwong Road).

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Team 5 Mount Butler Road, Mount Butler Drive, Price Road, Clementi Road, Moorsom Road, Boyce Road.

Team 6 , Hennessy Road (from Yee Wo Street to Percival Street), East Point Road, Cannon Street, Jaffe Road (from Percival Street to World Trade Centre), Lockhart Road 19.8.2014 (from Percival street to East Point Road), Gloucester Road 26.8.2014 (from Percival Street to Cannon Street), even numbers of 2.9.2014 Percival Street (from Gloucester Road to Hennessy Road). 9.9.2014 16.9.2014 23.9.2014 Team 7 Tang Lung Street, Russell Street, Canal Road East (from 30.9.2014 Hennessy Road to Wong Nai Chung Road), southbound of 7.10.2014 Hennessy Road (from Canal Road East to Percival Street) , (Tuesday) Sharp Street East, Yiu Wa Street, Matheson Street, odd numbers of Percival Street (from Hennessy Road to Leighton Road), northbound of Leighton Road (from Canal Road East to Percival Street), Canal Road East (from Hennessy Road to Leighton Road)

Team 8 Wan Chai Gap Road (from Peak Road to Kennedy Road), Kennedy Road (from St. Ja mes Primary School to Bowen Drive), Bowen Drive (from Kennedy Road to ), Bowie Road (from Bowie Drive to Lover’s Stone Garden)

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Tai Hang Road (from Moreton Terrace B us Terminus to Team 5 Grandview Mansion) (including surface channel / sideway of Dragon Garden and sideway of CCC Kung Lee College), Yik Kwan Avenue, Li Kwan Avenue, Fuk Kwan Avenue

Team 6 Jardine’s Bazaar, Jardine’s Crescent, Pennington Street, Irving Street, Keswick Street, Fung Un Street, Fuk Hing Lane, Tang 20.8.2014 Lung Chau Market, Road, Kai Chiu Road, Pak 27.8.2014 Sha Road, Lan Fong Road, Yun Ping Road , Foo Ming Street, 3.9.2014 even numbers of Percival Street (from Hennessy Road to 10.9.2014 Hysan Road) 17.9.2014 24.9.2014 1.10.2014 Team 7 Southbound of Leighton Road (from Percival street to 8.10.2014 Morrison Hill Road), eastbound of Morrison Hill Road ( from (Wednesday) Leighton Road to Wong Nai Chung Road), Sports Road, Wong Nai Chung Road. (excluding the section of Sing Woo Road to Shan Kwong Road)

Team 8 Road, (from Mount Nicholson Road to Road) (including Valley View and rear sideway / surface channel of No.6 Shiu Fai Terrace), rear slope of Rosaryhill School

21.8.2014 Team 5 Shelter Street, , 28.8.2014 (excluding No. 124-180 ), Moreton Terrace, Tung Lo Wan 4.9.2014 Drive, Lai Yin Lane and rear slope of Lai Yin Lane, Lily 11.9.2014 Street, Lin Fa Kung Street East , Lin Fa Kung Street West, 18.9.2014 Fire Dragon Path and Ka Ning Path 25.9.2014 2.10.2014 9.10.2014 Team 6 Tung Lo Wan Road ( from Leighton Road to Eastern Hospital (Thursday) Road), Eastern Hospital Road(including rear slope of St. Paul’s Convent School, Sir Ellis Kadoorie(s) Primary School

- 12 - and Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College & Buddhist Wong 21.8.2014 Cheuk Um Primary School), Leighton Road (from Hysan 28.8.2014 Avenue to Tung Lo Wan Road), Haven Street, Hysan Avenue, 4.9.2014 Sun Wui Road, Hoi Ping Road, Sunning Road, Yun Ping Road 11.9.2014 18.9.2014 25.9.2014 Team 7 Leighton Road (from Percival Street to Caroline Hill Road), 2.10.2014 Leighton lane, Link Road, Broadwood Road, Happy V iew 9.10.2014 Terrace, Ventris Road. (Thursday)

Team 8 Middle Gap Road, Mount Cameron Road, Coombe Road (including Car Park of Police Museum).

Team 5 School Street, Lai Yin Street, Jones Street, Warren Street, King Street, Brown Street, Shepherd Street, Sun Chun Street, Ormsby Street, Wun Sha Street (including rear slopehill of 55 Wun Sha Street.)

22.8.2014

29.8.2014 Team 6 Stadium Path, Caroline Road , rear slope of Confucius Hall 5.9.2014 Middle School, Cotton Path. 12.9.2014

19.9.2014 26.9.2014 3.10.2014 Team 7 (from Wong Nai Chung Road to Tai Hang 10.10.2014 Road), northbound of Tai Hang Road (from Broadwood Road (Friday) to Blue Pool Road)

Team 8 Hawthorn Road, Holly Road, Broom Road, Green Lane (including rear slope and surface channel(s) of Suk Yuen Building), Sing Woo Road (from Village Road to junction of Blue Pool Road), Tsui Man Street, Kwai Sing Lane, Kwai Fong Street, Chun Shing Street, Mui Hing Street

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