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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1980
THIS IS BECAUSE CANCER HAS CLAIMED MOST LIVES IN HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS, HE SAID.
LAST YEAR ALONE ITS DEATH TOLL ROSE TO 6 203, IN OTHER WORDS AN AVERAGE OF 17 PEOPLE DIED OF THE DISEASE EVERYDAY.
+WHAT PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW IS THAT MANY FORMS OF CANCER CAN BE CURED IF DETECTED EARLY AND TREATED IN TIME,+ SAID THE SPOKESMAN.
HE FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST CERTAIN FORMS OF THE DISEASE, SUCH AS ABSTAINING FROM SMOKING.
+THROUGH THIS EXHIBITION, WE HOPE THE MESSAGE OF PREVENTIVE ACTION AND EARLY TREATMENT IS PUT ACROSS TO THE PUBLIC, HE SAID.
VISITORS WILL SEE DISPLAYS ON COMMON FORMS OF CANCER IN HONG KONG, ILLUSTRATIONS ON PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT METHODS, AND FEATURES ON RECENT ADVANCES IN TREATMENT AND RESEARCH,
THERE WILL ALSO BE FILM SHOWS AND SLIDE SHOWS ON VARIOUS TOPICS OF CANCER.
TWO LEAFLETS, ONE ON EARLY CANCER SIGNS AND THE OTHER ON THE WAY TO EXAMINE BREAST CANCER ONESELF WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 28) TO MONDAY (DECEMBER 1).
SURFACE MAIL TO IRAN RESUMED
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THE POST OFFICE TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT SURFACE LETTER AND PARCEL SERVICES TO IRAN, WHICH WERE SUSPENDED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1979, HAD BEEN RESUMED.
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POTTINGER ST BUS TERMINAL SUSPENDED
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CHINA MOTOR BUS ROUTE NO. 20 (SHAU KEI WAN TO CENTRAL) WILL BE DIVERTED FROM POTTINGER STREET TO QUEEN VICTORIA STREET FROM WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 26) FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO FACILITATE TRAM TRACK RENEWAL WORKS.
THERE WILL BE A TEMPORARY BUS STOP ON QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL OUTSIDE LANE CRAWFORD TO REPLACE THE EXISTING BUS TERMINAL IN POTTINGER STREET.
NIGHT CLOSURE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD SECTION
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THE SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD BETWEEN YIP SHING STREET AND KWAI CHUNG ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 1 AM TO 5.30 AM FROM WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 26-28) FOR WORK ON A FOOTBRIDGE.
KWAI CHUNG ROAD MAY BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE DURING THE CLOSURES.