The Anti-rodent Campaign 2002 is launched to arouse public awareness and encourage community participation in improving environmental hygiene and rodent control, and safeguarding public health. The promotion phase of the Campaign ends on February 2.
7 January 2002
The Department organises school talks aimed at promoting students' awareness of the importance of a clean Hong Kong.
20 January to 3 February 2002
The Department is modernising its public toilets to provide a much improved service for residents and visitors. To keep the community informed, the Department organises the 'Public Toilet Cleanliness Competition', inviting the public to vote and assess on 10 newly built or refurbished public toilets with a high daily usage. The public response is very encouraging with some 12,000 votes received.
23 January 2002
Lunar New Year Fairs are staged by the Department in 12 districts over seven days.
28 January 2002
The 19-day Che Kung Festival Fair begins in Sha Tin.