TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1992
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IN ADDITION TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTROL, DR LEE SAID HONG KONG WOULD COLLABORATE WITH WHO MEMBER STATES IN OTHER AREAS LIKE WATER AND SANITATION, POLLUTION CONTROL, CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION.
DURING THE FIVE-DAY SESSION, MEMBERS WILL BE REVIEWING PROGRESS IN ERADICATING POLIOMYELITIS, CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HEALTH SERVICES AND FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING REGION, AND DISCUSSING MANY OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES.
DR LEE SAID: "WE SHOULD GIVE PARTICULAR ATTENTION ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF ALL THESE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.
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"THE NEED FOR BETTER CARE AND BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IS FELT BY ALL POPULATION GROUPS. IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS HAVE GREATLY INCREASED THE DEMAND FOR GOOD SERVICES.
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"THOUGH OUR RESOURCES ARE VERY LIMITED, WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE EQUITY AND QUALITY OF OUR HEALTH SERVICES, HE ADDED.
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HK TO ATTEND FOURTH MINISTERIAL MEETING OF APEC
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THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR TH CHAU, THE HOPE THAT THE FOURTH MINISTERIAL MEETING OF ASIA-PACIFIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) ΤΟ BE HELD IN BANGKOK WILL AGREE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT SECRETARIAT.
"APEC HAS PROVED TO BE A VERY USEFUL FORUM FOR ECONOMIES IN THE REGION TO SHARE EXPERIENCE AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST.
"THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT SECRETARIAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT STEP TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER APEC'S ACTIVITIES, MR CHÂU SAID BEFORE LEAVING FOR BANGKOK TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
"THE MEETING WILL ALSO DISCUSS FUNDING FOR THE SECRETARIAT, FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN APEC, REGIONAL TRADE LIBERALISATION MEASURES AND THE URUGUAY ROUND, HE ADDED.
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HONG KONG JOINED APEC IN NOVEMBER 1991. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT HONG KONG IS PARTICIPATING IN AN APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY MR TH CHAU. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION INCLUDE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR DONALD TSANG; DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ELIZABETH BOSHER; DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR RICKY FUNG; PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MISS CHERRY LING; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR JOHN C TSANG AND PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, MISS JOANNA CHOI.
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