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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1981
KIDNEY FOUNDATION PRAISED FOR VIGOROUS EFFORTS
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THE HONG KONG KIDNEY FOUNDATION WAS PRAISED THIS EVENING BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER, FOR ITS +VIGOROUS EFFORTS TO FOCUS AND COMBAT THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY KIDNEY DISEASE SUFFERERS IN HONG KONG+.
SIR JACK WAS SPEAKING AT A RECEPTION HELD BY THE HONG KONG KIDNEY FOUNDATION AND THE HONG KONG ROUND TABLE NO. 10 TO MARK THE GALA PREMIERE OF THE FUND-RAISING FILM, +FOR YOUR EYES ONLY*, AT THE PEARL THEATRE THIS EVENING.
NOTING THAT IT WAS THE INTENTION TO HAVE THE FIRST DIALYSIS CENTRE +OPEN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE+, SIR JACK SAID ITS SIGNIFICANCE WOULD LIE +NOT ONLY IN THE INAUGURATION OF FURTHER SPECIALIST MEDICAL FACILITIES+, BUT ALSO IN THE +ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION AND GOODWILL+.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF SIR JACK'S SPEECH:
MY WIFE AND ARE DELIGHTED TO BE HERE ON THIS IMPORTANT OCCASION IN SUPPORT OF THE HONG KONG KIDNEY FOUNDATION. I NOTE WITH PLEASURE, MR LEE, YOUR INTENTION, TO HAVE THE FIRST DIALYSIS CENTRE OPEN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
I WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY TOO, TO AFFIRM THE GOVERNMENT'S WHOLE-HEARTED SUPPORT FOR THE AIMS OF YOUR FOUNDATION. SINCE ITS
INCEPTION TWO YEARS AGO, THE FOUNDATION HAS PLAYED AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AND EFFECTIVE ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS VIGOROUS EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON AND COMBAT THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY KIDNEY DISEASE SUFFERERS IN HONG KONG.
THE NEW CENTRE IN PRINCE EDWARD ROAD WILL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR OPERATING A DIALYSIS PROGRAMME ON AN OUT-PATIENT BASIS, WITHOUT RELYING ON GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION BUT DEPENDING ON THE GENEROSITY OF OUR OWN WARM-HEARTED COMMUNITY. THIS WILL NOT ONLY RELIEVE PRESSURE ON OUR HOSPITAL BEDS, AND THUS MAKE DIALYSIS TREATMENT MORE READILY AVAILABLE TO A WIDER SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AT COSTS THEY CAN AFFORD, IT WILL ALSO ENABLE MORE PATIENTS TO CONTINUE AN ACTIVE LIFE WHILE UNDERGOING TREATMENT. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SELF-RELIANCE IS IMPORTANT AS MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED BY KIDNEY DISEASES ARE IN THE PRIME OF THEIR LIVES,
IT IS ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR US ALL TO NOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK AND THE INITIATION OF ITS DIALYSIS PROGRAMME DURING THIS, THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS- OUR OWN LOCAL THEME FOR WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM INTEGRATION OF THE DISABLED INTO THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY+
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