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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993
THESE ARE CHOLERA, PLAGUE AND YELLOW FEVER. AIDS IS NOT A DISEASE SUBJECT TO THESE REGULATIONS.
BY
MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES PROMULGATED WHO,
NO SCREENING PROGRAMME OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS COULD PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF HIV INFECTION.
THE GUIDELINES ALSO NOTED THE HIV SCREENING PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS WOULD, AT BEST AND AT GREAT COST, RETARD ONLY BRIEFLY THE DISSEMINATION OF HIV BOTH GLOBALLY AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR COUNTRY.
"MOREOVER, IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT THERE COULD BE A 'WINDOW PERIOD OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS BETWEEN
THE TIME OF INFECTION
AND THE TIME WHEN THE INFECTION CAN BE DETECTED, MRS WONG SAID.
"BECAUSE OF THIS 'WINDOW PERIOD', AIDS-FREE CERTIFICATES MAY FURTHER CREATE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY, BOTH FOR THE TRAVELLERS AND FOR THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED."
AS FAR AS HONG KONG WAS CONCERNED, MRS WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT PROVIDE THE PRACTICE OF SCREENING FOR HIV INFECTION SIMPLY FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES.
THE GOVERNMENT PUTS ITS FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND PREVENTION OF THE DISEASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHO'S GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AIDS.
"OUR SCREENING PROGRAMME IS TARGETTED AT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING INFECTED, MRS WONG SAID.
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RISK-
"IT IS OFFERED AS A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE INCLUDING PRE- AND POST- SCREENING COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION ON MODIFICATION OF TAKING BEHAVIOUR.
**THESE TESTS ARE CONDUCTED ON THE BASIS OF CLINICAL TO ASSIST IN DIAGNOSIS OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION.**
JUDGEMENT
OPTIONS TO HANDLE MUNICIPAL WASTE TO BE STUDIED
A STUDY SHOULD START LATER THIS YEAR ΤΟ EXAMINE PRACTICAL OPTIONS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MUNICIPAL WASTE, OTHER THAN CONSTRUCTION WASTE, GOING TO LANDFILLS, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY REV THE HON FUNG CHI-WOOD IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON SAID A CONSULTANCY STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION WASTE WAS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE.
A SIX-WEEK TRIAL WAS CONDUCTED AT THE TSEUNG KWAN O LANDFILL IN APRIL AND MAY LAST YEAR TO ASSESS WHAT EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICAL PROCEDURES WOULD BE NECESSARY TO SELECT CONSTRUCTION WASTE FOR DISPOSAL AS RECLAMATION FILL MATERIAL, HE SAID.
SUITABLE
/THE TRIAL