SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1984
+TO PREPARE FOR THE CHANGE, EACH PATIENT WILL ONLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL HIS FIRST SCHEDULED VISIT TO THE DOCTOR DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD WHEN HE WILL BE GIVEN THE U-100 INSULIN, + HE SAID.
HOWEVER, THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED PATIENTS THAT THEY MUST USE A U-100 INSULIN SYRINGE FOR THE NEW U-100 INSULIN TO AVOID DOSAGE ERROR.
HE SAID IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR PATIENTS TO KEEP AN EXTRA STOCK OF U-40 AND U-80 INSULIN AND THE APPROPRIATE SYRINGES.
+PATIENTS SHOULD LEARN HOW TO MEASURE THE DOSAGE USING THE NEW U-100 INSULIN AND SYRINGE AND CONSULT THE IR DOCTORS IN CASE OF DOUBT, HE SAID.
TO EDUCATE THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE CHANGEOVER, POSTERS WILL BE PUT UP IN ALL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS. A LEAFLET EXPLAINING THE CHANGEOVER WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM DOCTORS UPON REQUEST.
VOLUNTEERS HELP BOOST SOCIAL SERVICES ***
THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF VOLUNTEER WORKERS COULD GREATLY HELP BOOST HONG KONG'S SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES, THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DENIS BRAY, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE VOLUNTEER DAY 1984, MR BRAY SAID ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY WAS THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED.
+THE GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING OVER $1 000 MILLION ON THESE SERVICES THIS YEAR BUT RESOURCES ARE LIMITED AND THE SERVICE CAN BE GREATLY EXTENDED BY THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE VOLUNTEER WORKERS, HE SAID.
MR BRAY URGED THOSE WHO DEPLOYED THE VOLUNTEERS NOT TO REGARD THEM AS CHEAP LABOUR BUT AS A SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FOR NEEDS THAT SHOULD BE MET URGENTLY.
+THE VOLUNTEERS THEMSELVES CAN REASONABLY EXPECT TO RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TRAINING. AT THE SAME TIME THE VOLUNTEERS SHOULD USE THEIR INITIATIVE TO DO EVEN MORE THAN THE MINIMUM EXPECTED OF THEM.
+THEY OWE A DUTY NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY BENEFITING FROM THE IR WORK BUT ALSO TO THE AGENCIES CONDUCTING THE OPERATION, + MR BRAY SAID.
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