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MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1975
HOWEVER, DANGER OF IMPURITY MIGHT ARISE WHEN THE WATER WAS STORED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IN TANKS, DRUMS OR BUCKETS, HE SAID,
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AS THESE CONTAINERS WERE SOMETIMES LEFT FOR LONG PERIODS WITHOUT CLEANING, OR OTHERWISE NOT REGULARLY OR HYGIENICALLY ATTENDED TO, THE WATER IN THEM IS SUBJECT TO CONTAMINATION BY GERMS, HE SAID.
IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, DR. CHOA SAID, STORED WATER SHOULD BE BOILED BEFORE DRINKING.
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+THIS IS NOT A REFLECTION ON THE QUALITY OF THE WATER, BUT, RELATES TO STORAGE CONDITIONS,+ HE ADDED.
DR. CHOA SAID THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE URBAN SERVICES:
·DEPARTMENT WERE REGULARLY ATTENDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAMITATION AND HYGIENE MATTERS AND INCREASED ATTENTION, AS USUAL, WOULD BE PAID TO THESE ASPECTS IN THE WARM SEASON.
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS SURVEILLANCE ON THE OCCURRENCE OF INTESTINAL DISEASES, AND IN CASE OF NEED, THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES, NOW ALREADY IN HAND, WOULD BE REINFORCED.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAD BEEN NO LOCAL CASES OF CHOLERA SINCE 1969 THE PUBLIC MUST NOT BE TEMPTED TO RELAX. THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
VACCINATIONS AGAINST CHOLERA AND TYPHOID FEVER, IF REQUIRED, ARE AVAILABLE FREE AT ALL GOVERNMENT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND INOCULATION POSTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
PROBATION OFFICER RETIRING
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MR. CHEN HUNG, A SENIOR PROBATION OFFICER WITH THE PROBATION AND CORRECTIONS DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, IS RETIRING THIS MONTH AFTER 20 YEARS' SERVICE.
TO MARK THE OCCASION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL PRESENT HIM WITH A GOLD WATCH ON BEHALF OF HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE DEPARTMENT AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY (APRIL 10) AT 11 AM,
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESENTATION WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SOCIAL ELFARE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.