WITH the Mid-Autumn Festival just round the corner, many
families will be celebrating the occasion by lighting lanterns.
I live opposite the Tampines Central Park and till today, there
are wax marks on its ground left behind from last year's
celebrations.
Parents take their children to the park to play with lanterns.
And after using a few candles for the lanterns, they light the rest
on the floor tiles or by the side of the walkway. But they do not
remove the melted wax.
The poor foreign cleaners have to scrape the wax off the floor
over the next few days. It is back-breaking work.
If people wish to burn candles, they should place them on
cardboard or containers that can be thrown away after use.
Philip Foong
