MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1986
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THE VENUES OF THE OTHER FIVE CONVENTIONS ARE C.C.C. KWEI WAH SHAN COLLEGE AT CLOUD VIEW ROAD (JANUARY 24 AND 25), POOL TUN SECONDARY SCHOOL AT HAMMER HILL ROAD (JANUARY 31 AND FEBRUARY 1) BUDDHIST KOK KWONG SECONDARY SCHOOL IN SHA TIN (FEBRUARY 4 AND 5) TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL AT HOI PA STREET (FEBRUARY 21 AND 22) AND CARMEL ENGLISH COLLEGE IN HOMANTIN (FEBRUARY 28 AND MARCH 1).
STUDENTS INTERESTED IN VISITING ANY OF THE CONVENTIONS MAY CONTACT THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE AT TELEPHONE 5-7956051.
DRIVE TO INOCULATE FISHERMEN'S DOGS
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A SPECIAL INOCULATION DRIVE WILL BE LAUNCHED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FOR FISHERMEN WISHING TO GET THEIR DOGS INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE DRIVE, THE FOURTH SINCE 1983, WAS PART OF GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE DISEASE IN HONG KONG.
IT WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BOAT-TO-BOAT VISITS AND WOULD LAST FOR SIX WORKING DAYS BETWEEN JANUARY 27 AND FEBRUARY 4 FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM DAILY.
THE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE INOCULATION TEAM WOULD BE VISITING THE FISHING PORTS OF ABERDEEN AND SAM MUN TSAI, TAI PO, ON JANUARY 27 AND 28, AND SAI KUNG AND SHAU KEI WAN ON JANUARY 30 AND 31.
THE TEAM WOULD ALSO CALL ON FISHING VESSELS IN CASTLE PEAK BAY, CHEUNG CHAU AND SHA TAU KOK ON FEBRUARY 3 AND 4.
+THE PERIOD IS SPECIALLY CHOSEN BECAUSE MOST FISHERMEN WOULD BE BACK FROM FISHING TRIPS FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE URGED FISHERMEN TO MAKE FULL USE OF THIS SPECIAL SERVICE TO HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED,
+ THE INOCULATIONS ARE FREE AND AT THE TIME OF INOCULATION, THEY WILL BE ISSUED WITH A DOG LICENCE WHICH IS VALID FOR THREE YEARS.+
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL DOGS OVER FIVE MONTHS OLD WERE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED, INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES AND KEPT UNDER CONTROL AT ALL TIMES.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS MAY RESULT IN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 AND SIX-MONTH IMPRISONMENT, HE WARNED.
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