Question No. 17
WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE TO À QUESTION BY THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 12TH MARCH 1986
Question:
What is Government planning to do to commenorate World Health Day - 7 April 1986 - which focusses on good patterns of life and underlines the positive steps that individuals and communities can undertake to protect and promote their own health, the slogan chosen for this Day being "Healthy Living: Everyone a Winner"?
World
Health Day marks the anniversary of the
coming into force of the constitution of the World Health
Organization in 1948. Since 1950, a public health theme
with an appropriate slogan has been chosen each year for World Health
Day and member states and territories are encouraged to
organise events related to the theme throughout the year.
On this occasion, the Central Health Education
Unit of the Medical and Health Department has adopted the
World Health Day theme 'Healthy Living: Everyone a
Winner' for its major health education programme in 1986.
The campaign will emphasise the importance of a healthy
lifestyle and promote the adoption of sensible patterns
of life to attain health. The events to be organised
during the year include a slogan competition, a health
carnival, district exhibitions and audio-visual shows at
health education centres. Posters and leaflets will also
be distributed and there will be media publicity.