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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1988
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MRS TAM WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO THIS DIFFICULT TASK AND TAKEN THE LEAD IN CO-ORDINATING EFFORTS IN MEETING THIS CHALLENGE.
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SHE EMPHASIED THE IMPORTANCE OF STARTING AIDS EARLY.
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"BY LEARNING AT AN EARLY AGE ABOUT THE FACTS OF AIDS AND BY ADOPTING A RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR AND LIFESTYLE, FUTURE PROBLEMЯ CAN BE PREVENTED," MRS TAM SAID.
"WHEN THERE IS NO CURE, PREVENTION IS THE ONLY ANSWER.
EARLIER, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR S.H. LEE, SAID THAT TODAY, DECEMBER 1, HAD BEEN PROCLAIMED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) AS "WORLD AIDS DAY".
DURING THE DAY, VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND WORLD EFFORT TO TELL THE PEOPLE AND THE WORLD ABOUT AIDS.
IN HONG KONG, HE SAID, A COMMUNITY ORGANISED SO THAT MORE TIME COULD BE DEVOTED DISEASE.
TERRITORIES JOINED THE WHAT THEY WERE DOING
AIDS CONCERN WEEK WAS TO LEARNING ABOUT THE
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THERE WOULD BE A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SEMINARS ABOUT AIDS FOR DOCTORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, LEADERS IN BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THE MEDIA, STAFF WORKING WITH DRUG ABUSERS, INTER-SCHOOL DEBATES AND A SUNDAY CONCERT FOR THE YOUTH,
DR LEE SAID WHILE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH WORK HAD BEEN GOING ON IN FINDING A CURE FOR THE DISEASE AND IN DEVELOPING A VACCINE TO FIGHT THE VIRUS, IT WOULD STILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH COULD BE SEEN IN THESE AREAS.
"FOR THE NEAR FUTURE NO VACCINE AGAINST AIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO CURE FOR THIS KILLER DISEASE IN SIGHT, HE SAID.
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"PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION REMAIN THE MAIN THRUST IN OUR AIDS PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMME.
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IN 1987, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION THE INFORMATION SERVICES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS STARTED A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AIMED AT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT FACTS ON AIDS AND OFFERING ADVICE ON PREVENTIVF MEASURES.
DR LEE SAID THAT TO MAKE THE CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVE IT NEEDED THE CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE WHOLE SOCIETY.
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HE ADDED THAT IT WAS ONLY THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORT: OF THE VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE CONTAINED.
/DR TEE