SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1981
4
ALL EXAMINATIONS PERFORMED IN THE LABORATORY WILL HAVE THE EXPERT GUIDANCE OF THE PROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, WHO TOGETHER WITH A TEAM OF SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF WILL DIRECTLY SUPERVISE THE OPERATION OF THE LABORATORY.
THE LABORATORY, WHICH WILL BE NAMED AFTER MRS WU CHUNG AS A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR THE DONATION, WILL HAVE A SONAR MACHINE, A CELL-CULTURE ROOM AND ASSOCIATED LABORATORY FACILITIES.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE SERVICE IS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE IN THE EARLY DETECTION OF CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES +A$ MANY OF THESE DEFECTS CAN BE DIAGNOSED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY.+
HE STRESSED THAT NOT ALL PREGNANT WOMEN NEED TO RECEIVE THIS SPECIALISED SERVICE, BUT ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE WELL DEFINED AND SPECIFIC INDICATIONS THAT A SERIOUS HANDICAP MAY AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOETUS.
HE ADDED THAT A GENETIC COUNSELLING SERVICE IS ALSO BEING PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PREVENT THE BIRTH OF BABIES WITH CONGENITAL DEFECTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IN TSAN YUK HOSPITAL WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG AND MRS WU CHUNG.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM ON TUESDAY (MARCH 31).
LADY CATER OPENS ACCESS WEEK IN TUEN MUN
****
IT IS QUITE ABSURD TO BUILD MODERN BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES WHERE THERE IS NO READY ACCESS FOR ALL, LADY CATER SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
LADY CATER WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF +ACCESS WEEK + IN TUEN MUN, THE THEME OF WHICH IS TO SHOW THE DIFFICULTIES DISABLED PEOPLE FÁCE IN GETTING AROUND AND WAYS THEY CAN BE HELPED.
+ IT IS QUITE ABSURD, IS IT NOT, TO BUILD BUILDINGS WHERE SOME PEOPLE CANNOT GET TO THE SHOPS, TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, TO VISIT FRIENDS OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT,+ LADY CATER ASKED.
+ANY ONE WHO HAS HAD TO USE CRUTCHES WILL KNOW WHAT A VAST NUMBER OF UPS AND DOWNS THERE ARE IN THE SIMPLEST JOURNEY, WHAT TECHNIQUE IT TAKES TO USE AN ESCALATOR, LET ALONE GET ON A BUS.+
/ACCESS WEEK