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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1989
*TH CH POINTED OUT THAT MANY CANCERS WERE CURABLE WHEN DETECTED AND TREATED AT AN EARLY STAGE AND THAT SOME WERF LARGELY PREVENTABLE.
HE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ENHANCED LANCER EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN HELPING TO LOWER THE MORTALITY RATE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS DISEASE. AND NOTED THAT THE HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY HAD BEEN WORKING HARD TO PROMOTE CANCER EDUCATION.
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'IN SEPTEMBER THES YEAR. AFTER A REVIEW OF STRATEGY. THE SOCIETY DECIDED TO TAKE THE MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH OF BRINGING THE MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO WHERE THE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK THROUGH A SERIES OF ROVING EXHIBITIONS IN PUBLIC HOUSING SAID.
ESTATES
AND
FACTORIES."
HE
...
"MANY PEOPLE SELDOM TAKE THE MESSAGE. UL SAID.
INITIATIVE TO SEEK HEALTH
PROVIDE AN
MR CHAU SAID THE THREE-DAY REGIONAL WORKSHOP WOULD IDEAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THIT SHARING OF EXPERIENCE AMONG DELEGATES, AND A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF AFRWS AND KNOWLEDGE.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS WHICH LIE OUTSIDE THE MAIN STREAM OF THE
VERY SIGNIFICANT
ΤΟ ROLE
LOCAL EDUCATION SYSTEM HAVE A
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY FRIDAY).
PLAY.
THE
SUPPORTING THE
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS WENT A LONG WAY IN CONTINUED PRESENCE IN
KONG OF A NON-CHINESE AND EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO MAKING HONG KONG THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CENTRE THAT IT WAS TODAY.
SAID.
MR LI
1989 THE DIRECTOR WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE
THE CONFERENCE OF
CENTRAL EAST ASIA REGION COUNCIL OF OVERSEAS SCHOOLS. AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.
APART FROM ENRICHING AND ADDING TO THE DIVERSITY OF THE LOCAL EDUCATION SYSTEM. HE SAID INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS ALSO HELPED TO
PRESSURE ON RELIEVE THE
THE PUBLIC
IN SECTOR OF EDUCATION
THE
PROVISION OF PLACES FOR CHILDREN
OF INCLUDING CHILDREN
RETURNED EMIGRANTS. WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND LOCAL SCHOOLS DUE TO LANGUAGE. CULTURAL BACKGROUND OR OTHER REASONS.
"AT A TIME WHEN HONG KONG IS SUFFERING
INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE OVER-EMPHASISED," HE SAID.
FROM A BRAIN-DRAIN
SCHOOLS CANNOT
BE
/CITING THE