WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1991
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THEIR OWN CAPACITY REPRESENTATIVE STATUS. THEY SPEAK IN AUDIENCES ACCEPT THEM IN THIS CAPACITY," HE SAID.
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"THAT BEING SAID, ALL FROM HONG KONG WHO SPEAK ARE, IN THE BROADEST SENSE OF THE WORD, 'AMBASSADORS' FOR HONG HE ADDED.
SIR DAVID ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF THOSE HAD GIVEN THEIR TIME AND THEIR ENERGY TO PROMOTING HONG KONG.
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GOVT'S CAMPAIGN FOR ORGAN DONATIONS IN FULL SWING * * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT IS STEPPING UP CAMPAIGNS TO GENERATE PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO ENCOURAGE MORE ORGAN DONATIONS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON MICHAEL CARTLAND, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON POON CHI-FAI, MR CARTLAND SAID THESE MEASURES INCLUDED ANNOUNCEMENTS EN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA, ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS AND MEDICAL JOURNALS, TALKS AND APPEARANCES ON TELEVISION AND RADIO AND TALKS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS.
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THEY ALSO INCLUDED DISPLAY OF POSTERS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORGAN DONATION CARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLETS IN INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC PLACES, AND INSTALLATION OF A TELEPHONE HOTLINE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT.
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HE SAID A GREATER SUPPLY OF KIDNEYS WOULD HELP TO SHORTEN THE WAITING TIME FOR TRANSPLANT.
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IN 1988, THE SECRETARY SAID THE GOVERNMENT APPOINTED TWO TRANSPLANT CO-ORDINATORS WHOSE MISSION WAS TO APPROACH NEXT-OF-KIN OF POTENTIAL DONORS AND LIAISE BETWEEN RENAL CENTRES AND TRANSPLANT HOSPITALS.
"THESE CONCERTED EFFORTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED ΤΟ AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DONATED CADAVERIC KIDNEYS FROM 12 IN 1986 TO 17 IN 1988 AND 32 IN 1990," HE SAID.
MR CARTLAND POINTED OUT THAT THE NUMBER OF KIDNEYS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPLANT STILL FELL FAR SHORT OF DEMAND AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES WERE BEING CONSIDERED, WITH A VIEW TO PROGRESSING TOWARDS OUT" SCHEME FOR ORGAN DONATION IN THE LONG TERM.
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