The Housing Department today said in addition to fully supporting the work direction set by the District Matters Co-ordination Task Force, it has conducted an enhanced estate cleaning operation in 193 public housing estates since August.

For individual hygiene black spots in the housing estates, the department has carried out around 2,000 additional instances of clean-up on top of regular cleaning.

It has also added more than 580 grab lorry services at individual junk collection points to expedite removal of abandoned articles disposed of by residents.

The department noted that its staff will continue to carry out daily inspections and conduct joint cleaning operations with various stakeholders including relevant government departments, other owners and shop tenants.

Furthermore, regular cleaning work in housing estates has been stepped up, including doubling the efforts in cleaning public areas with high pedestrian flow and frequently used facilities such as passageways, refuse collection points and public toilets.

The frequency of cleaning has increased for playgrounds and recreational facilities that are used more often by the elderly and children. Deep cleaning and disinfection has also been conducted in the Housing Authority's markets.

The appeal to residents and shop tenants to properly handle waste and abandoned articles through various publicity channels such as the estate newsletters, social media, posters and promotional leaflets will continue, the department said.

Moreover, they are encouraged to actively participate in the department's cleaning operations with the aim of keeping the housing estates clean and building a pleasant and clean living environment, it added.