SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1981
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HE POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE NOTIFIABLE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES HAVE REMAINED MORE OR LESS AT THE SAME LEVEL AS PREVIOUS YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUED TO TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PREVENTIVE MEASURES THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMMES.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH HAVE SHOWN THAT THE MOST RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE MEASURES ARE TO ENSURE CLEANLINESS IN THE PREPARATION AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AND WATER, AND GOOD PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
HE EMPHASISED THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING ONLY THOROUGHLY COOKED FOOD AND BOILED WATER.
+PROPERLY PREPARED FOOD, IF NOT TAKEN IMMEDIATELY, SHOULD NOT BE LEFT IN THE OPEN AND EXPOSED TO CONTAMINATION, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THESE PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE EFFECTIVE NOT ONLY AGAINST THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES BUT ALSO AGAINST OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
VACCINATIONS AGAINST CHOLERA AND TYPHOID FEVER, IF REQUIRED, ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT ALL GOVERNMENT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND INOCULATION POSTS.
FIFTY TEAMS FOR TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACES
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FIFTY TEAMS REPRESENTING VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS HAVE ENTERED THE TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACES ON JUNE 6.
THE ORGANISATIONS INCLUDE PRIVATE FIRMS, FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, SPORTS CLUBS, SCHOOLS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DÉPARTMENTS.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ATTEND THE RACES AND PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNING TEAMS.
THE RACES WILL BE HELD AT SHUE WAN HOI, ALONG THE MAIN DAM OF PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR, STARTING AT 9.30 AM.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE SAI KUNG RACES, WHICH 30 TEAMS HAVE ENTERED.
OF THESE, SIX TEAMS COMPRISING WOMEN ONLY WILL ROW BOATS RESEMBLING THE MYTHICAL BIRD, THE PHOENIX.
A SPECIAL TEAM OF LOCAL SAI KUNG FISHERMEN HAS ALSO BEEN FORMED TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACES TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE NEXT MONTH.
AT TUEN MUN, WHERE RACES WILL START AT 9 AM, THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN CHAPPLE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION.
/AIR CHIEF