THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1989
HE SAID THE NEW PROGRAMME WILL IMPROVE AND WIDEN THE УСОРЕ OF IMMUNISATION FOR CHILDREN.
"AT PRESENT, ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN ARE ONLY INOCULATED AGAINST []EASLES, AND GIRLS ATTENDING PRIMARY 6 CLASS ARE VACCINATED AGAINST RUBELLA," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
TOGETHER WITH HEPATITIS B VACCINATION WHICH WAS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR TO ALL NEWBORNS, THE IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN WILL INCLUDE VACCINATION AGAINST NINE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TUBERCULOSIS, POLIOMYELITIS, DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS, WHOOPING COUGH, MEASLES, HEPATITIS B, MUMPS AND RUBELLA.
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TO ASSIST MOTHERS WHO WISH TO MAKE ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE VACCINATION PROGRAMME AT THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES, A SPECIAL HOTLINE WILL BE SET UP BY THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 5-8387428 AND THE ENQUIRY SERVICE STARTS TODAY FROM 9 AM 1 PM AND FROM 2 PM 5 PM DAILY FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM 1 PM ON SATURDAYS,
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THE MMR VACCINATION PROGRAMME WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNISATION WHICH ADVISES THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH ON THE IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME.
YOUTH CENTRES MUST STRENGTHEN THEIR SERVICES
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES MUST
STRENGTHEN THEIR
COUNSELLING CHALLENGES,
AND TRAINING SERVICES TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR FUTURE THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPEN DAY AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF SHEK LEI CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION.
MRS WONG SAID YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY FACED AN URGENT NEED TO RE-EXAMINE THEIR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE SOCIETY.
"IN VIEW OF THIS. CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES MUST HELP YOUNG PEOPLE BUILD A GOOD FOUNDATION BY HELPING TO PROMOTE THEIR SENSE OF SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS, ANALYTICAL POWER AND INdependenT THINKING, SHE SAID.
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MRS WONG ADDED THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES WERE SET UP TO PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 24.
SHE COMMENDED THE HONG KONG PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH SERVICE OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS.
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