Residents impress Parkop

 THE National Capital District Commission enforcement unit is conducting awareness at designated buai markets and streets in Port Moresby.

The awareness will end on Nov 1 when the buai ban becomes legally effective.

NCD Governor Powes Parkop was grateful to the general public for their cooperation so far.

“I am impressed with the overall result of the buai ban thus far,” he said. 

“Although we have not fully implemented the ban as per its original schedule, the majority of the vendors have complied with our enforcement unit in terms of relocating them to designated markets.”

He said the Lareva Market would be the only wholesale venue in the city. The other markets were Waigani, Tokarara, Rainbow, Gerehu-Waikele, Sabama, Hanuabada, Koki and Gerehu sports field. 

He said they would be  retail markets until Nov 1.

 “The main emphasis of the authorities during this awareness is to ensure the public is fully aware of the plans of the Commission,” he said. 

“As I have mentioned, our approach is a soft one. We want this whole operation to run smoothly and swiftly without too much trouble.”

He said street vendors would be removed from shop fronts, office fronts, streets and at bus stops. 

Parkop and acting city manager Leslie Alu have written to heads of departments and statutory organisations to issue warnings to their officers to stop the chewing and spitting of buai in their places of work.

“Many of the streets of Port Moresby are very clean,” he said. 

“East Boroko’s Chinatown, Manu Autoport, Five-Mile Stop and Chew, Four-Mile TST, Tambari Place, downtown Port Moresby and many of the city suburbs have never looked better.

“We will continue with this exercise until Port Moresby is the cleanest city in the South Pacific.”