MONDAY, JULY 2, 1984
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AWARDS FOR ANTI-SMOKING SUPPORTERS
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TWENTY PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS AND ORGANISATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH ANTI-SMOKING AWARDS AT THE OPENING OF A THREE-DAY ANTI-SMOKING HEALTH EDUCATION EXHIBITION AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL MAIN CONCOURSE NEXT MONDAY (JULY 9).
THE AWARDS, IN THE FORM OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION, WILL BE THE FIRST TO BE PRESENTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR THE IR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN.
AMONG THE RECIPIENTS WILL BE HONG KONG'S TOP ATHLETES.
A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, AND WELL-KNOWN FIGURES IN THE MASS MEDIA, AS WELL AS HOTELS, A RESTAURANT, AND MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS.
OFFICIATING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR DR HARRY S.Y, FANG; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 1983/84 ANTI-SMOKING PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR GEOFFREY BARNES AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN.
THE EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS AGAINST SMOKING.
IT WILL FEATURE A WIDE RANGE OF DISPLAY MATERIALS, GRAPHS AND CHARTS SHOWING THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF SMOKING.
THERE WILL ALSO BE DEMONSTRATIONS, SLIDE PRESENTATIONS AND A HEALTH ADVICE COUNTER PROVIDING ANTI-SMOKING INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING ON HOW TO GIVE UP SMOK ING.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN FROM NOON ON JULY 9 UNTIL JULY 11. THE OPENING HOURS FROM JULY 10 ONWARDS ARE FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM.
1982 INDUSTRIAL SURVEY REPORT OUT
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MAJOR FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN 1982, CONDUCTED FROM APRIL 1983 TO EARLY 1984, ARE CONTAINED IN A REPORT NOW ON SALE.
THE STATISTICAL REPORT, ENTITLED +1982 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION+ HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY COVERED ESSENTIALLY THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, INCLUDING ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MINING AND QUARRYING, AND IN THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER WERE ALSO COVERED.
THE REPORT