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SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1996
INDUSTRIAL NOISE IMPACT UNDER STUDY
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THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL NOISE ON LOCAL FACTORY WORKERS WILL BE STUDIED LATER THIS YEAR, KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SIX-MONTH +AURAL HEALTH SCHEME IN KWUN TONG+, MR MAK SAID: +AS THE SCHEME WILL PROVIDE FREE AUDIO TESTS TO WORKERS, THE RESULTS WILL BE USEFUL DATA ON THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL NOISE ON THEIR HEARING.
+ THE TEST RESULTS AND RELEVANT INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO THE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC FOR ANALYSIS WHEN THE SCHEME ENDS IN SEPTEMBER.+
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF, THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE, THE SCHEME ALSO PROVIDES AUDIOMETRIC SCREENING SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE SENT TO ALL LOCAL FACTORIES AND ELDERLY INSTITUTIONS AND A MOBILE AUDIOMETRIC SCREENING VAN WILL BE IN SERVICE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
THE VAN WILL ALSO BE STATIONED, EVERY THURSDAY FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM, OUTSIDE THE TSUEN YIP STREET PLAYGROUND TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS.
+1 HOPE WORKERS AND THE ELDERLY, THE TWO GROUPS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEARING IMPAIRMENT, WILL MAKE FULL USE OF THE SERVICE, AND CHECK THEIR HEARING BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,+ MR MAK CONTINUED,
THE SCHEME WILL ALSO INCLUDE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A TOURING EXHIBITION, A BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION, A SONG AND LYRIC WRITING CONTEST, AND A FUN DAY TO ENHANCE RESIDENTS' CONCERN FOR AURAL HEALTH.
ANOTHER OFFICIATING GUEST, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE, MR PETER LOO, WAS THE FIRST TO RECEIVE THE HEARING TEST OF THE SCHEME.
MR LOO, WHO IS 79-YEAR-OLD, HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
AMONG THE FIRST TO TEST THEIR HEARING ALSO WERE 20 WORKERS AND 10 SENIOR RESIDENTS FROM LOCAL FACTORIES AND AN ELDERLY HOSTEL.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF, MR SIMON LEE THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FA! AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR LI WAH-MING.