FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1981
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DENTAL HEALTH EXHIBITION OPENED AT TAI O
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★ THREE-DAY DENTAL HEALTH EXHIBITION OPENED TODAY (FRIDAY) AT TAI 0, LANTAU.
THE EXHIBITION IS PART OF A CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE AND LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.
OFFICIATING AT THE EXHIBITION OPENING, ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANDREW FOK, SAID THE PROJECT WAS INITIATED AS A RESULT OF FINDINGS OF A SURVEY BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS THAT THE DENTAL HEALTH OF TAI O CHILDREN IS RELATIVELY WEAK.
IT WAS HOPED THAT THE EXHIBITION WOULD GIVE CHILDREN AND PARENTS A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF DENTAL HYGIENE, THUS REDUCING THE RISK OF TOOTH PROBLEMS, HE SAID.
MR FOK ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS TRYING ITS BEST TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY FACILITIES AT TAI 0.
+SOME PROJECTS, HOWEVER, CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. THIS DENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE TAI O A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY, + HE SAID,
THE EXHIBITION, AT THE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE, INCLUDES CHARTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND MODELS SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEETH, HOW THEY GROW, CAUSES OF PROBLEMS AND WAYS TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY.
IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM.
AS ANOTHER PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, REGULAR CHECKS ARE BEING CONDUCTED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST IN TOOTH HYGIENE AMONG STUDENTS.
TOOTHPASTE, VITAMIN C TABLETS AND BOOKMARKS WITH DENTAL HEALTH MESSAGES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN.
ALSO, SONGS AND ADVICE ON KEEPING TEETH HEALTHY ARE BEING BROADCAST IN SCHOOLS AND AT THE KAITO JETTY.
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