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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1980
HE WARNED THAT ANY DOG FOUND ANYWHERE IN HONG KONG WITHOUT
A LEASH WOULD BE ROUNDED UP BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DOG CATCHING TEAMS AND DETAINED,
HE ADVISED THAT ALL DOGS SHOULD BE KEPT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE OWNER'S HOME AND IF TAKEN OUT IN THE STREETS IT MUST BE ON A LEASH AND UNDER CONTROL OF THE HANDLER.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED THAT ANYONE BITTEN BY A DOG TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY AND REPORT TO THE POLICE.
MEANWHILE, A TOTAL OF 72 PERSONS WITH DOG BITES HAVE COME FORWARD TO THE FIVE GOVERNMENT TREATMENT CENTRES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 4 PM TODAY (MONDAY).
ALL THESE CASES ARE SYMPTOM-FREE. THESE BROUGHT TO 137 THE NUMBER OF CASES ATTENDED TO AT THE FIVE TREATMENT CENTRES AFTER THE ADVICE GIVEN LAST SATURDAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES.
OF THE 72 DOG BITE CASES, 50 INVOLVED DOGS WHICH ARE KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE BITTEN. FIFTY-SIX OF THE PEOPLE ACCEPTED THE VACCINATION OR TREATMENT OFFERED.
EACH CASE IS CAREFULLY ASSESSED BY THE ATTENDING DOCTOR WHO EXPLAINS THE SITUATION TO THE PATIENT. IT IS UP TO EACH PATIENT WHETHER TO DECIDE TO ACCEPT THE TREATMENT OFFERED.
HONG KONG-NORWAY TEXTILES CONSULTATIONS TO RESUME TOMORROW
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CONSULTATIONS WITH NORWAY ON ARRANGEMENTS TO REPLACE NORWAY'S EXISTING IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS WILL RESUME IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE LAST ROUND OF TALKS, ADJOURNED WITHOUT AGREEMENT, WAS
HELD IN SEPTEMBER.
THE CURRENT CONSULTATIONS FOLLOW A DECISION BY THE GATT COUNCIL IN JUNE THIS YEAR THAT NORWAY'S RESTRICTIONS UNDER ARTICLE XIX_WERE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE GATT. THE COUNCIL MADE A STRONG APPEAL TO BOTH PARTIES TO INTENSIFY THEIR EFFORTS TO REACH A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT.
THE SIX-MEMBER NORWEGIAN DELEGATION IS HEADED BY MR ARNE LANGELAND, DIRECTOR GENERAL, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND SHIPPING, HONG KONG'S DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR K.Y. YEUNG.
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