Toilets hotline flushed with
calls
South China Morning Post. Oct 22, 1997.
A DRIVE to keep public toilets clean and dry is meeting with overwhelming
success, the Ministry of Environment said in a "toilet alert"
statement yesterday.
The statement said that in the first week "5000 Singaporeans have called the 'Clean Public Toilets' hotline to identify Singapore's model toilets and to vote for their top five favourite toilets".
The ministry launched a poster competition earlier in the month featuring three of the city state's model toilets and inviting the public to identify their locations, as well as to nominate their favourite public toilets in five categories of locations.
Various prizes are involved, including a return trip to Hong Kong to be won in a lucky draw.
The statement quoted a ministry spokesman as saying: "We had not anticipated this level of response. It is a good start to promoting awareness of clean public toilets."
Singapore is well known for its public campaigns promoting causes ranging from discouraging littering to encouraging people to have more children.
Published in the South China Morning Post. Oct 22, 1997