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FILMS (continued).
We also recommend that films of service in public health propaganda should be purchased by the Health Department. Good productions exist illustrating the prevention of infant mortality, Tuberculosis and Venereal Disease.
In addition, the commercial showings of such films as "DAMAGED GOODS" and "THE END OF THE ROAD" should be encouraged under certain safe-guards, e.g. the local cinema managers should be authorised to show the films provided that literature supplied by the Colonial Government is distributed at the meetings, and free publicity is given on the screen to the facilities provided by the Colony for treatment, and any other information the Government consider it desirable the audience should receive.
We understand suitable films in Eastern settings are to be prepared by the Health Education Committee, Shanghai, and would recommend their use as soon as available.
LITERATURE.
We believe that the National Council would be willing to grant to the Hong Kong Government per- mission to use their copyright for any publication issued by them and considered useful for distribution
The among the Hong Kong European population. popular pamphlet "HOW TO FIGHT VENEREAL DISEASE" might be reproduced and circulated, or obtained direct from the National Council, Great Britain, at the cost price of printing, the blank pages being over-printed with all the necessary local information. This pamphlet could be distributed to :-
(1) All Government employees.
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The crews of all incoming and outgoing ships.
Audiences at the cinema houses where special public health films were displayed.
(4) Any public meetings or health demonstrations arranged by voluntary agencies as may be suitable.
(5) Through the medium of the various missionary
societies.
If the pamphlet is reprinted in Hong Kong we recommend that a brief section be added giving the evidence of the effect of recognised brothels on the incidence of Venereal Disease.
It is recommended that a simple leaflet should be produced in Chinese giving information about, and conditions leading to the spread of, Venereal Disease, and circulated as above.