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FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1987
(F)
TO
ACHIEVE
CO-OPERATION
BETWEEN ALL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SMOKING-CONTROL ACTIVITIES;
AND
(G)
REGIONAL
TO PROVIDE LIAISON WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION WITH LOCAL,
AND INTERNATIONAL SMOKING AND HEALTH MATTERS.
AND
AGENCIES
ON
GOVERNMENT'S
ANTI-SMOKING POLICY HAD BEEN SMOKING [PUBLIC HEALTH)
MR CHAMBERS SAID QUITE SUCCESSFUL SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE ORDINANCE IN 1982.
NUMBER OF "GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-SMOKING MEASURES INVOLVE A LARGE
AS CLOSE LIAISON WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES, AS WELL
AND INTERNATIONAL CONCERNED VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AGENCIES,
"EXPERIENCE IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
ARE PROGRAMMES THAT SUCH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COMPETENT CO-ORDINATING AGENCY SUPPORTED BY THE MR CHAMBERS SAID.
ELSEWHERE
HAS SHOWN BEST HANDLED BY A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT,"
THAT
FATAL AND DISABLING THAT "THIS PRODUCT IS
IN MAY 1986, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) AFFIRMED "THE CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN TOBACCO AND A RANGE OF DISEASES HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVED" AND ADDICTIVE AND DANGEROUS EVEN WHEN USED AS PROMOTED",
"WHO URGED MEMBER STATES ON THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL AND CO-ORDINATE ALL TOBACCO AND FOCAL POINT TO STIMULATE, SUPPORT HEALTH ACTIVITIES. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS THUS MORE CONVINCED OF THE NEED TO ESTABLISH A COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH IN HONG KONG
NECESSARY LEGAL POWERS, A FIRM FOOTING WITH INDEPENDENT STATUS AND HE SAID.
ON
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ON
PROPOSALS
MR CHAMBERS PAID TRIBUTE TO MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL
AND HEALTH
FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION SMOKING
ESTABLISHMENT FORMULATION OF
OF THE
COUNCIL.
{PCOSH)
THE FOR
COUNCIL IN THE PERMANENT
IN
PCOSH WAS APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE
STEER THE DECEMBER 1986 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DR RONALD LEUNG TO SETTING UP OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL.
THE HONG KONG COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH BILL 1987 INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JULY 8.
WILL BE
TO THE SECRETARY CENTRAL 7/F,
VIEWS ON PROVISIONS OF THE BILL CAN BE SENT FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.
SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD OR TO OMELCO AT 8 JACKSON CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
ROAD,
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