MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1989
HEALTH EXHIBITION OPENS AT CITY HALL
THE
ARE CAUSED BY THE SENIOR
MANY OF THE CHRONIC AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL. PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. PROFESSOR ROSIR YOUNG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
HEALTH EDUCATION. THEREFORE. PLAYS A VERY THE PREVENTION OF SUCH DISEASES, SHE SAID.
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IMPORTANT ROLE IN
HEALTH EXHIBITION
PROF YOUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
IN MEDICINE.
WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY AND ADVANCEMENT MOST OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN HONG KONG HAD BEEN BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL. PROF YOUNG SAID.
HOWEVER. THEY WERE SOON REPLACED BY SUCH DISEASES AS CANCER. HEART AILMENT AND DIABETES. SHE SAID.
TO ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THESE AND OTHER DISEASES. PROF YOUNG SAID THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT HAD. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1978. ORGANISED NUMEROUS HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG,
"THE SUCCESS OF THESE ACTIVITIES HAS ΤΟ DEPEND ON CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC." SHE SAID.
THE
TURNING TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC). PROF YOUNG SAID AS TIME WENT BY. THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG HAD UNDERGONE MANY CHANGES,
TO COPE WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY. A WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARF WAS SET UP IN AUGUST
1S YEAR то CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HONG KONG'S PHO SERVICES.
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'AT PRESENT. THE WORKING PARTY IS COLLECTING DATA AND OPINIONS FROM RELEVANT BODIES ON CONTROL OF DISEASES AND ON HEALTH EDUCATION.
"PRIOR TO SUBMITTING ITS RECOMMENDATION. THE WORKING PARTY WILL VISIT OTHER COUNTRIES TO STUDY PHC SYSTEMS THERE. SHE SAID.
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE EXHIBITION'S OPENING. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH. DR S.H. LEE. SAID THE PURPOSE OF HEALTH EDUCATION WAS то AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST AND CONCERN ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
'THE THEME OF THE EXHIBITION
:
LET'S TALK HEALTH' COINCIDES WITH THAT OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) FOR THE YEAR 1989." HE SAID.
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