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SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1992
THE HONG KONG EXHIBITS FEATURED COMPUTER DEMONSTRATIONS ON AIR AND NOISE MODELLING, WASTE MANAGEMENT DATA, AND WATER QUALITY AND HYDRAULIC MODELLING, AND ATTRACTED A LOT OF VISITORS AT EXHIBITION.
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THE SIX MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH.
A RECEPTION FOR THE CHINESE OFFICIALS WAS HELD DURING EXHIBITION AT WHICH OPPORTUNITY WAS TAKEN TO INTRODUCE BRIEFLY ENVIRONMENTAL WORK BEING CARRIED OUT IN HONG
KONG, PARTICULARLY JOINT HONG KONG-GUANGDONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LIAISON GROUP THE SEWAGE STRATEGY THAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED BY THE LIAISON GROUP.
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COMMUNITY URGED TO FIGHT AIDS
THE HONG KONG
COMMUNITY AT LARGE SHOULD JOIN IN THE WAR AGAINST THE KILLER DISEASE, AIDS, A HEALTH OFFICIAL SAID TODAY
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN PREVENTIVE PROGRAMMES), DR LEE SHUI-SHAN, SAID AIDS IS NO LONGER JUST A MEDICAL ISSUE. IT HAS BECOME A SOCIAL PROBLEM.
DR LEE WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY AT WHICH FOUR YOUTH GROUPS THAT HAD EARLIER PLANNED AND ORGANISED EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES ON AIDS WERE PRESENTED WITH PRIZES FOR THEIR PROJECTS.
THE YOUTH GROUPS RECEIVED FUNDS FOR THEIR PROJECTS FROM THE YOUTH FUNDING SCHEME ON AIDS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH UNDER THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON AIDS.
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THE SCHEME PROVIDES FUNDS FOR YOUTH GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS PLAN AND ORGANISE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON AIDS IN A BID то AROUSE THEIR AWARENESS OF THE KILLER DISEASE.
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR 10
DR LEE SAID THIS YEAR THE SCHEME WOULD YOUTH GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR PROJECTS WHICH IS SIX MORE THAN THE NUMBER LAST YEAR.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED AND EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT GET A MAXIMUM FUNDING OF $8,000.
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THE APPROVED PROJECTS SHOULD BE ORGANISED AND IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER THIS YEAR.
AT THE SAME CEREMONY, THE CONVENER OF THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH, MRS JOYCE FUNG, SAID THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM WAS TO EDUCATE THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO ADOPT A HEALTHY POSITIVE LIFE STYLE.
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