ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY DR HON. CHIU HIN KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 20 JANUARY 1988-
1. Dr. CHIU asked:
Question
Given that many kinds of diseases can be transmitted
through blood transfusion, will Government inform
this Council what tests are being used by the Hong
Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service to screen
blood and blood products in order to ensure that they
are safe for the purpose of transfusion?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Sir,
The blood screening tests currently in use identify the
presence of hepatitis B, syphilis and antibodies to the AIDS
virus. Every unit of blood received by the Hong Kong Red Cross
Blood Transfusion Service is subject to such screening as a
matter of standard practice.
These screening tests are carried
out as recommended by the International Society of Blood
Transfusion, the League of Red Cross Societies and the world
Health Organisation in order to ensure that blood and blood
products are safe for the purposeSof transfusion.