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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1988
FIRE SERVICES PLANS REGISTRY ON CHEMICALS
IS
SEEKING
THE
FOR APPROVAL THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT ACQUISITION OF A CENTRAL REGISTRY SYSTEM CONCERNING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, HSU, TOLD THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ADOLF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE
DEALING WITH THEM IN EMERGENCIES.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY PROF THE SAID
SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE
HAZARDS INHERENT PRODUCTS, THEIR
HON
C.
K. POON, MR HSU
INFORMATION
AND THE
ΤΟ IDENTIFY CHEMICAL FOR CORRECT PROCEDURES
"IT WILL BE A MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEM PACKAGE DATA BASE," HE SAID.
WORKING ON A SUBSCRIBED
"
"ONCE THE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL, THE DEPARTMENT
VERY RELEVANT INFORMATION TO OBTAIN THE
IN ITS THE GREATLY ASSIST OPERATIONS.
DEPARTMENT
WILL BE ABLE AND RAPIDLY
THIS FIGHTING AND FIRE
SHOULD RESCUE
ΤΟ
OBTAIN
ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE MR HSU SAID THAT IN THE INTERIM,
INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT PRODUCTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
THE EPD HAD A LIMITED
SYSTEM CONTAINING
ON THE FIRST AID AND FIRE
INFORMATION DECONTAMINATION AND PROPERTIES OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, MEASURES, AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FIGHTING METHODS.
A 24-HOUR STANDBY WHERE THERE WHETHER
IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY HAD SERVICE WHEREBY OFFICERS COULD BE CALLED OUT TO ANY SITE
SITUATION INVOLVING DANGEROUS WAS A PROBLEM OR LEAKING OR OTHERWISE.
CHEMICALS,
IN THE CASE
OF
PHARMACEUTICALS,
SERVICE ON DRUGS OR JANUARY THE CHINESE
AN INFORMATION
POISONING FROM DRUGS AND DRUG THERAPY, ACUTE AND CHRONIC CHEMICALS AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS, HAD BEEN PROVIDED SINCE THIS YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY OF UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND BASED AT THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.
AVAILABLE
PUBLICISED
TO ALL MEMBERS OF
THE MEDICAL THROUGH
THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS,
"THIS SERVICE IS
IS
PROFESSION
AND
MR HSU ADDED.
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