THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1981
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ANTI-SMOKING DISPLAY
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VISITORS TO THE KAIFONG FESTIVAL EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN KOWLOON PARK TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND SATURDAY WILL SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON HEALTH.
ON DISPLAY IN ONE OF THE STANDS WILL BE VISUAL AIDS SHOWING HOW SMOKING AFFECTS THE HUMAN LUNG.
THE ANTI-SMOKING DISPLAY IS BEING MOUNTED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT I
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS TO MARK THIS YEAR'S KAIFONG FESTIVAL.
OTHER EXHIBITS INCLUDE STATIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND SLIDES EXPLAINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND DISEASES BROUGHT ABOUT BY SMOKING.
PWD MEN FOR UK TRAINING COURSE
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SIX PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OFFICERS LEFT TODAY FOR BRITAIN TO ATTEND TRAINING COURSES ON THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS.
THE SIX ALL FROM THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE, WILL BE AWAY FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS.
THEY WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE THAMES WATER ADVISORY SERVICE AND WILL ATTEND TECHNICAL COURSES, VISIT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS AND INSPECT MANUFACTURING PREMISES TO STUDY THE LATEST SEWAGE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY.
THEY ARE: MR YIP MOON-TONG, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER- MR LEE WAI-KING AND MR LEE SHEE, MECHANICAL INSPECTORS= MR TSUI WAI-LUN AND MR LAM HO-KAI, ASSISTANT MECHANICAL INSPECTORS, AND MR WU STU-BUN, ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR.
A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE MEN WOULD RECEIVE TRAINING APPROPRIATE TO DEVELOPMENTS AT SHA TIN, WHERE ONE OF THE BIGGEST SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IS BEING BUILT.
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WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, THE PLANT EXPECTED TO BE IN OPERATION EARLY NEXT YEAR - WILL BE ABLE TO TREAT DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT FOR A POPULATION OF ABOUT 550 000.
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