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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1989 ·
AND
WITH VEGETATION; HILL STREAMS,
CLEAR WATER STREAMS
FOUND THEY ARE MOSTLY EXCAVATION SITES AND ABANDONED
IN
MOSQUITOES TRANSMITTING MALARIA BREED IN
WATER STAGNANT IRRIGATION DITCHES, PADDY FIELDS.
NOTIFIED WELL AS ΤΟ THE
"MALARIA IS A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE AND EVERY CASE BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT
HE SAID. POSSIBLE SOURCE OF INFECTION,
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BLOOD SAMPLES ARE TAKEN FROM PATIENTS
WITH CLINICAL SYMPTOMS
OF MALARIA, AND ALL CASES ARE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
AFTER TREATMENT
HOSPITAL, IN
BY HEALTH FOLLOW-UP ACTION
MONTHS WITH BLOOD OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER SIX SCREENING AT MONTHLY INTERVALS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ANOTHER
HEALTH EDUCATION IS ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT.
ESSENTIAL PART OF
ANTI-MALARIA
ΤΟ VILLAGES AND
AND
SOMETIMES
"THIS IS USUALLY IN THE FORM OF HEALTH TALKS
OF
AND POSTERS
LEAFLETS SCHOOLS, DISTRIBUTION HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VISITS,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
URBAN
SERVICES
REGIONAL
THE AND
OF
SERVICES
IN VARIOUS LARVICIDES AND
THE MEANWHILE, DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING STEPS TO CONTROL MOSQUITO BREEDING PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION INSECTICIDES TO POTENTIAL MOSQUITO BREEDING SITES.
PEAK SITE MARKED AS FOCAL POINT FOR TOURISTS
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IN A A CITY LOCAL
THE GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING A SITE AT PEAK ROAD FOR SALE BY TENDER WITH AN OBJECTIVE THAT IT COULD BE DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE MANNER TO REFLECT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AREA AS LANDMARK AND ENHANCE ITS ROLE AS A FOCUS OF ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH AND OVERSEAS VISITORS.
KNOWN AS RURAL BUILDING LOT NO.3, THE 11,220-SQUARE-METRE LOT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE PEAK TOWER, INCLUDING THE PEAK MANSIONS SITE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY USED AS QUARTERS FOR GOVERNMENT STAFF.
GODOWN
IT IS DESIGNATED FOR USE FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL (EXCLUDING INCLUDING HOTEL AND SERVICE APARTMENTS) PURPOSES, A PUBLIC CARPARK AND GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY FACILITIES.
BUT
ANNOUNCING TH19 TODAY (FRIDAY), THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER (HONG KONG WEST), MR THOMAS HO, SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SITE WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR BOTH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND OVERSEAS TOURISTS AT THIS POPULAR LOCATION.
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