MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1981
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THERE IS STILL WIDESPREAD MISCONCEPTION AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DISEASE, AS SHOWN BY A STUDY ON CANCER KNOWLEDGE CARRIED OUT BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT IN 1979.
CANCER HAS BECOME THE TOP KILLER DISEASE. LAST YEAR 6 430 PEOPLE DIED OF THIS CAUSE, MORE THAN TRIPLE THE TOTAL CANCER DEATHS IN 1960.
BUT WHAT PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW IS THAT MANY FORMS OF CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED AND CURED IF DETECTED EARLY AND TREATED IN TIME, A MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THIS EXHIBITION, THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND EARLY TREATMENT IS HAMMERED HOME TO THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL SEE STATIC DISPLAYS ON THE COMMON FORMS OF CANCER IN HONG KONG, ILLUSTRATIONS ON PREVENTIVE AND TREATMENT METHODS, AND FILM AND SLIDE SHOWS.
PAMPHLETS ON HOW TO RECOGNISE EARLY SIGNS OF CANCER AND HOW TO CONDUCT SELF-EXAMINATION FOR BREAST CANCER WILL BE GIVEN OUT.
GUITAR CONCERTS
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THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL PRESENT TWO GUITAR CONCERTS - ONE ON SATURDAY (JUNE 20) AT THE HO TUNG TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND ONE ON SATURDAY (JULY 11) AT THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY HALL, BOTH STARTING AT 8 PM.
THE +JOY IN GUITAR+ CONCERTS WILL FEATURE GUITAR SOLOS, DUETS, ENSEMBLES AND GUITAR CHAMBER MUSIC, WITH VERBAL EXPLANATIONS BY GUITARIST, SZETO CHI-CHIU.
THE CONTENTS OF THE VERBAL EXPLANATIONS WILL INCLUDE: ANCIENT GUITAR MUSIC, VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF GUITAR, FASCINATION OF GUITAR MUSIC, FUN OF ENSEMBLE, AND THE FEATURE OF A GUITAR ENSEMBLE.
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN GUITAR MUSIC MAY OBTAIN FREE ADMISSION TICKETS AT THE MUSIC OFFICE (HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 9/F) AND THE EAST KOWLOON, WEST KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES MUSIC CENTRES ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 1 5-283257.
TAPS OFF FOR NINE HOURS
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TUEN MUN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 10 PM ON THURSDAY (JUNE 18) TO 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR WATER MAIN CONNECTION.
PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE THOSE ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM PUI TO ROAD TO SAM SHING ESTATE, ON TING ESTATE, YAU OI ESTATE, SAM SHING ESTATE, SAN FAT ESTATE, AREAS 4B, 10 AND 37 TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.