MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1990
MOTH-RELATED SKIN ALLERGY/DISEASE
ON A REPORT CONCERNING A MOTH-RELATED DISEASE IN A CHINESE NEWSPAPER TODAY (MONDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID ABOUT 300 CASES OF SKIN ALLERGY/DISEASE HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE MID-LEVELS, POK FU LAM AND THE PEAK AREAS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SKIN DISEASE IS RELATED TO A SPECIES OF MOTH COMMONLY KNOWN AS TUSSOCK MOTH OR LYMANTRIIDAE (SCIENTIFIC NAME). THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IS A SELF-LIMITING DISEASE OR SKIN ALLERGY.
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SHOWED THAT THE OUTBREAK MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE MOTHS, WHICH WERE IN THEIR REPRODUCTIVE PERIOD, DRIVEN BY BAD WEATHER INTO DOMESTIC PREMISES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS BREN INFORMED AND APPROPRIATE ACTIONS, SUCH AS INSECTICIDAL FOGGING AND SPRAYING RESIDUAL INSECTICIDE, HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN THE PRAK, MID-LEVELS AND POK FU LAM AREAS.
HE SAID THE SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL AND THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. CONTINUED SURVEYS ARE BEING MADE AROUND THE AFFECTED AREAS BUT SO FAR NO OTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
TUSSOCK MOTH IS YELLOW IN COLOUR WITH BLACK SPOTS AND IT MEASURES ABOUT HALF AN INCH SQUARE.
WHEN THESE MOTHS ARE FOUND AT HOME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARR ADVISED NOT TO TOUCH THEM WITH BARE HANDS, AND SHOULD REPORT TO THE INSECT TEAM OF THE USD ON TEL. 571 7278 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
SHOULD THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, THEY SHOULD CONSULT THEIR DOCTORS,
PHYSICAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR FSD STATION OFFICER RELAXED
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS RELAXED ITS PHYSICAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR STATION OFFICER IN ORDER то ATTRACT MORE SUITABLE YOUNG MEN TO JOIN THE SERVICE.
THE WEIGHT RANGE IS NOW 53 KILOGRAMS ΤΟ 89 KILOGRAMS (THE
87 FORMER RANGE WAS 55 KILOGRAMS TO
KILOGRAMS)
то CORRESPONDING
A HEIGHT TO WEIGHT SCALE OF 168 CENTIMETRES TO 191 CENTIMETRES.
FROM
ANOTHER RELAXATION IS THE REDUCTION OF CHEST MEASUREMENT NOT LESS THAN 86 CENTIMETRES ΤΟ NOT LESS THAN 84 CENTIMETRES, DEFLATED WITH AN EXPANSION OF AT LEAST FIVE CENTIMETRES.
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