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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992
"WE WERE THE FIRST IN ASIA TO IMPLEMENT THE NAVTEX SERVICE,
MARITIME COVERING SOUTH CHINA SEA AND PROVIDING
SAFETY INFORMATION, METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION AND A WARNING AND DISTRESS ALERTS.
"WE WERE ALSO THE FIRST TO COMMISSION A SATELLITE TRACKING
THE COSPAS-SARSAT STATION IN
PROGRAMME FOR DETECTING EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATOR RADIO BEACONS WITHIN A 4,000-KILOMETRE RADIUS.
WE "SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR,
HAVE HAD SPECIALLY TRAINED MANNING OFFICERS
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S MARITIME RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE 24 HOURS A DAY," MR PYRKE SAID.
MARINE
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT STAGED AN EXHIBITION COMPRISING FIVE ITS DISPLAY PANELS AND AN AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION TO INTRODUCE MARITIME RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE AND THE NEW GMDSS AT THE ANNUAL DEPARTMENT'S SEARCH AND BOAT SHOW, THE EXHIBITION WAS MANNED BY THE RESCUE OFFICERS.
THE THREE-DAY BOAT SHOW IS BEING HELD AT 8 ABERDEEN AND IS OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
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NEW HEALTH AND MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED
* * * *
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED A HEALTH AND MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (HMDAC) UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PROFESSOR NATALIS YUEN CHUNG-LAI.
THE NEW COMMITTEE IS TO SUCCEED THE FORMER MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MDA).
*ADV
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY): "THE CHANGE TO THE TITLE IS A REFLECTION OF THE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOLLOWING
THE THE GOVERNMENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND THE MDAC DENTAL SUB-COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
SUPPORT
H
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IS PARTICIPATORY CARE
AND
PROFESSIONALS.
AND REQUIRES THE
INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS HEALTH
"THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEW COMMITTEE THEREFORE INCLUDES EXPERTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT INTERESTS," HE SAID.
THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF HMDAC ARE:
* BEARING
THE
IN MIND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW GENERAL LEVEL OF HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY; AND
/*HAVING REGARD