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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1992
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY LIMITED AND THE KIDNEY DONATION SOCIETY (HONG KONG) LIMITED HAVE ALSO OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT.
THE DRIVE WILL CONSIST OF A SERIES OF DISPLAYS OF HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS AT COMMERCIAL CENTRES WHERE STALLS WILL BE SET UP TO FACILITATE THE SIGNING OF CARDS BY DONORS.
TWO CARNIVALS, ORGANISED BY THE TVB AND RTHK,
AT THESE VENUES.
WILL BE STAGED
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE AN ORGAN DONATION CARD SIGNING CEREMONY TO BE ATTENDED BY CELEBRITIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE CEREMONY WHICH FORMS PART OF THE "ENJOY YOURSELF PROGRAMME ON TVB JADE WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON APRIL 17.
TONIGHT"*
TO
ARTISTS FROM TVB WILL ALSO VISIT VARIOUS HOUSING ESTATES TO PROMOTE THE CAMPAIGN. THE ESTATE WITH THE MOST PEOPLE PLEDGING DONATE THEIR ORGANS WILL WIN THE "MOST CARING ESTATE" AWARD.
HELP BY
TO A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS HAVE ALSO KINDLY AGREED MAKING ORGAN DONATION CARDS AVAILABLE AT THEIR OUTLETS. THE CARDS ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S INSTITUTIONS.
THE
CAN
THE LETTER OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WILL DISTRIBUTE
APPEAL
AND ORGAN DONATION CARDS TO EACH OF
800,000 HOUSEHOLDS OF 200 THE TREASURY HOUSING ESTATES DURING THEIR DOOR-TO-DOOR VISITS WHILE
NOTICES WILL SEND ORGAN DONATION CARDS AND LEAFLETS TOGETHER WITH THE FOR PAYMENT OF RATES.
INTEREST
WILL
MANY PEOPLE AS
BE
POSSIBLE,
BORADCAST
ON
IN ORDER ΤΟ REACH OUT TO AS ANNOUNCEMENTS
{APIS) IN PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIOS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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VITAL ROLE FOR HK STUDENTS IN THE UK
THEM FOR
BRITISH TRAINING FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS CAN PREPARE THEIR RETURN TO THE TERRITORY AND CONTRIBUTE TO ITS SUCCESS, THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER, JOHN YAXLEY, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE PROFESSIONAL AND POSTGRADUATE SOCIETY AT LONDON'S IMPERIAL COLLEGE, MR YAXLEY SAID HONG KONG STUDENTS COULD BENEFIT FROM THEIR EDUCATION IN THE UK BY GAINING SOME INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WESTERN SOCIETIES WORK, BOTH SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY.
BECAUSE HONG
AN
"THIS IS IMPORTANT IN HONG KONG'S CIRCUMSTANCES KONG IS PROBABLY THE WORLD'S BEST EXAMPLE OF A PLACE WHICH ACTS AS INTERFACE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST,' HE SAID.
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/HE ADDED