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DURING THE PERIOD, THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG LANDSCAPE GROUP AND THE HONG KONG CHEMICAL SOCIETY WILL DEVOTE THEIR JOURNALS OR NEWSLETTERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUBJECTS.
THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY (HONG KONG BRANCH) WILL ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION IN A LOCAL ENGLISH NEWSPAPER.
EXPERTS TO SPEAK AT INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
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SIX INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXPERTS WILL BE SPEAKING AT A CONFERENCE ENTITLED INTERNATIONAL UPDATE ON TOBACCO-RELATED PROBLEMS + THIS SATURDAY (MAY 16).
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH, THE CONFERENCE WILL COVER TOPICS LIKE SMOKING AND NON-CANCEROUS RESPIRATORY LUNG DISEASES, TOBACCO AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, TOBACCO AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH, PASSIVE SMOKING, THE WORLD TOBACCO PANDEMIC AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON TOBACCO.
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, WILL GIVE A WELCOMING ADDRESS, FOLLOWED BY AN INTRODUCTION BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH, DR RONALD LEUNG.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE ATTENDED BY MORE THEN 100 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING PERSONNEL FROM THE MEDICAL FIELD, MEDICAL JOURNALISTS, REPRESENTATIVES OF SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, COUNCILLORS AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONFERENCE THIS SATURDAY AT 9.30 AM AT THE FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CENTRAL.
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