TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1979.
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OVERSEAS DOCTORS TO DISCUSS DRUG PROBLEMS IN HK
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A VISITING WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) CONSULTANT, PROFESSOR JOSEPH WESTERMEYER, TODAY (TUESDAY) STARTED HIS ROUND OF VISITS IN PREPARATION FOR A WHO INTER-REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
PROFESSOR WESTERMEYER THIS MORNING PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AND HAD DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. PETER E.I. LEE ON CURRICULUM PLANNING AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE COURSE.
HE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. T.G. GARNER, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (NARCOTICS), DR. K.F. CHAN AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CONCERNED DURING HIS THREE-DAY VISIT.
THE COURSE WILL BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 28 THIS YEAR, AND WILL BE PARTICIPATED BY MORE THAN 20 DOCTORS FROM AFGHANISTAN, EGYPT, PAKISTAN, BURMA, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES AND INDONESIA.
THE FOUR-WEEK COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING AN IN-DEPTH STUDY INTO THE LATEST ANTI-NARCOTICS TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION POLICIES, AND METHODS AND TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE MEDICAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND SOCIAL TREATMENT OF DRUG DEPENDENCE, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, LEGISLATION AND TRAINING SKILLS.
PROFESSOR WESTERMEYER LEAVES FOR GENEVA ON THURSDAY.
FOOTWEAR TALKS WITH U.S.A.
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A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS COVERING EXPORTS OF CERTAIN FOOTWEAR FROM HONG KONG TO THE U.S.A. WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY. THE REVIEW WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY HONG KONG AND U.S. DELEGATIONS IN HONG KONG.
UNDER THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS, NON-RUBBER FOOTWEAR EXPORTED TO THE U.S.A. FROM HONG KONG MUST BE COVERED BY A CERTIFICATE OF HONG KONG ORIGIN IN ORDER TO ENSURE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOODS BY THE U.S. AUTHORITIES. THERE IS NO QUANTITATIVE LIMITATION ON EXPORTS HOWEVER.
THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE INTRODUCED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR AND REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL JUNE 30, 1981, UNLESS THESE ARE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED BEFOREHAND. THE ARRANGEMENTS ALSO PROVIDE FOR A REVIEW NOT LATER THAN JUNE 30 THIS YEAR.
THE U.S. DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY MR. STEVE LANDE, ASSISTANT SPECIAL TRADE REPRESENTATIVE. THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DIRECTOR OF TRADE.
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