WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990
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*THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD AND SO FAR WE HAVE HAD ONE MEETING OF POINTED OUT.
HAS
THE RECONSTITUTED
RECENTLY BEEN REORGANISED,
BOARD,
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HE
SIR PIERS SAID THAT AS A GENERAL RULE, NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS
APPOINTED GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES WERE
ON AN AD PERSONAM
BASIS.
ON
REPRESENTATIVES
WHERE APPROPRIATE, ORGANISATIONS ARE ALSO APPOINTED.
NOMINATED BY RELEVANT
"THE
ARRANGEMENT PRESENT
IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION RECEIVES THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE ADVICE, HE SAID.
SIR PIERS ADDED
THAT HE
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RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS, AND WHEN MAJOR POLICY INITIATIVES WERE BEING TAKEN THEIR VIEWS WERE SOUGHT AND INTO ACCOUNT.
TAKEN
ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY A COMMITTEE ON THE PREVENTION OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, AND CIRCULATED TO SUBVENTED AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS. THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
A TECHNICAL CIRCULAR WAS BEING PREPARED TO EXTEND THESE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ΤΟ ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND SUBVENTED INSTITUTIONS, MRS WONG SAID WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON PAUL CHENG.
SHE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TERRITORY-WIDE WERE BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE.
"IT WILL ASSESS THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, AND DECIDE ON THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION AND CODES OF PRACTICE то ENSURE THE PROPER DESIGN, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER COOLING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS, SHE SAID.
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MRS WONG SAID THAT' WHILE FRESH WATER COOLING TOWERS WERE THE IDENTIFIED SOURCE IN MOST OVERSEAS OUTBREAKS OF THE DISEASE, THEY WERE NOT COMMONLY EMPLOYED IN HONG KONG BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ON GROUNDS OF CONSERVATION.
"FOR THIS REASON, A MAJOR OUTBREAK OF THE DISEASE IN HONG KONG IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE VERY LIKELY, SHE SAID,
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/MRS WONG