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TUESL. 2, 'E 25, 1985
THE SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT ILLEGALLY IMPORTED DOGS AND CATS POSED A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AS THESE ANIMALS MAY BE POTENTIAL CARRIERS OF RABIES.
+ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO CASE OF RABIES IN HONG KONG DURING THE PAST NINE MONTHS, STRINGENT MEASURES TO PREVENT THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE DISEASE INTO HONG KONG ARE STILL IN FORCE.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT BEFORE THE IMPORTING OF DOGS AND CATS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT WAS REQUIRED AND THE ANIMALS HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED TO QUARANTINE OF SIX MONTHS.
HE WARNED THAT VIOLATION OF THE DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE COULD RESULT IN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS.
AMBULANCE CREW PRAISED
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AMBULANCE CREW OF THE RENNIES MILL FIRE STATION WAS PRAISED TODAY (TUESDAY) FOR THE SERVICE THEY HAD PROVIDED DURING THE PAST 14 MONTHS TO RESIDENTS OF THE REMOTE AREA IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION, A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT, MR WONG KWOK-YEE, PRESENTED A BANNER TO THE AMBULANCE SUPERINTENDENT OF KOWLOON DIVISION, MR HO WAI-MING, ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS.
MR WONG SAID THE SERVICE WAS INVALUABLE TO PATIENTS IN AN AREA LIKE RENNIES MILL, WHICH WAS INACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
THE AMBULANCE CREW HAD RESPONDED TO AN AVERAGE OF 1.22 CALLS DAILY DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF A PILOT SCHEME WHICH STARTED
IN APRIL LAST YEAR TO IMPROVE SUCH SERVICES.
THE CREW HAD TO USE A TROLLEY TO CONVEY PATIENTS TO THE ROAD LEVEL WHERE AN AMBULANCE TOOK THEM TO HOSPITAL.
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