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THEY MUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL IN THEIR CHOICE OF FOOD AND DRINK AS CHOLERA AND OTHER DIARRHOEA DISEASES ARE SPREAD THROUGH CONTAMINATED FOOD AND WATER, HE SAID.
ALL TYPES OF FOOD SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY COOKED AND IF NOT TAKEN IMMEDIATELY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN THE OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION, HE STRESSED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT INOCULATION OF ANTI-CHOLERA VACCINE BY ITSELF WOULD ONLY GIVE PARTIAL PROTECTION TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT THE INCIDENCE OF INFLUENZA WAS STILL WITHIN NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION AND THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN THE DISEASE PATTERN.
HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO TAKE CARE DURING THE HOT SEASON IN ORDER TO MINIMISE THE CHANCES OF CONTRACTING THE DISEASE.
+PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID CROWDED PLACES AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE AND IF TAKEN ILL SHOULD CONSULT A DOCTOR AND HAVE PLENTY OF BED REST, HE SAID.
BETTER BUS SERVICES IN ABERDEEN
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A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THAT A NEW BUS ROUTE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO EXISTING ROUTES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TODAY BY THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES IN THE ABERDEEN AREA.
THE NEW ROUTE, NO. 90M, IS THE FIRST TO CONNECT AP LE CHAU WITH CENTRAL DISTRICT.
IT RUNS FROM AP LEI CHAU ESTATE TO ADMIRALTY MTR STATION (WEST) VIA WONG CHUK HANG, HAPPY VALLEY, MORRISON HILL ROAD AND HENNESSY ROAD AT A 15 MINUTÉ FREQUENCY AT PEAK HOURS. THE FARE IS $1.
ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS THE ROUTE ALSO SERVES OCEAN PARK BETWEEN 9 AM AND 7 PM.
FURTHERMORE, FROM TODAY, THE EXISTING CMB ROUTE 70M IS EXTENDED FROM ABERDEEN TO SHEK PAI WAN ESTATE, WHILE THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF ROUTE 37 TO AND FROM CHI FU FA YUEN IS INCREASED AT PEAK PERIODS FROM 960 TO 1 200 PASSENGERS PER HOUR. THE FREQUENCY OF THIS SERVICE IS INCREASED FROM EVERY SEVEN TO EIGHT MINUTES TO EVERY SIX MINUTES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD CONSIDERABLY HELP TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE ABERDEEN AREA, AND FOLLOWED CLOSELY ON ANOTHER BUS IMPROVEMENT SCHEME INTRODUCED IN THE WAH FU AREA ON MAY 1.
ALTOGETHER 28 ADDITIONAL BUSES HAVE BEEN PUT INTO SERVICE UNDER THESE SCHEMES.
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