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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1979
STUDENTS URGED TO JOIN SCHOOL MEDICAL SCHEME
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) URGED STUDENTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND FORMS OR MIDDLE I, 11 AND IT TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME WAS TO PROVIDE SUBSIDISED ECONOMICAL MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO DESIRE IT.
+ IT ALSO AIMS TO SERVE THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS BY ALLOWING FOR THE EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DEFECTS AND CONTINUED MEDICAL SUPERVISION, HE SAID.
PARTICIPATION FEE IS $5 FOR 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY, AND ALL COLLECTED FEES WILL GO TO THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD.
A DOCTOR WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE SCHOOL FROM A LIST PROVIDED BY THE BOARD, AND PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ARE ENTITLED TO VISIT THE DOCTOR FREE OF CHARGE DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD.
THE SCHOOLS WILL ISSUE PARTICIPATING CARDS TO PUPILS ON ANY DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR ON WHICH THEY WISH TO JOIN.
MONTH-LONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN FOR WAN CHAI
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A MONTH-LONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN WAN CHAI THIS SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 15) TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE TO ABOUT 230 000 RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR, CHAM SUI-LUEN, ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), SAID THE PUBLICITY DRIVE WOULD ALSO BE AIMED AT THE WHOLE POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
MR. CHAM SAID THE OPENING CEREMONY WOULD BE PERFORMED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AT SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND, FOLLOWED BY TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW FEATURING TOP ARTISTS.
+MORE THAN 10 000 RESIDENTS FROM WAN CHAI, CAUSEWAY BAY, HAPPY VALLEY AND TAI HANG, ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE EVENT.+
TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. PETER LEE AND THE ACTING CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (WAN CHAI), MR. POON PONG-HON.
MR. CHAM.....