TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1993
:
SENIOR HEALTH OFFICIALS OFF TO BEIJING ON AIDS TESTS
AND
LEE,
A HONG KONG DELEGATION CONSISTING OF THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR S H AND A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR VICTOR NG,
DEPARTED FOR BEIJING THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHINESE HEALTH AUTHORITIES ON HIV SCREENING OF FREQUENT VISITORS TO THE COUNTRY.
THE DELEGATION
TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
WILL BE MEETING THEIR CHINESE COUNTERPARTS
SPEAKING AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE DEPARTURE, MRS WONG SAID THE VISIT WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE DIALOGUE WITH THE CHINESE HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
"OUR MISSION IS TO REFLECT HONG KONG PEOPLE'S CONCERN TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CHINA'S ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIV TESTS AT THE BORDER CHECKPOINTS AND, TOGETHER, ΤΟ EXPLORE WAYS OF MINIMISING INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELLERS, PARTICULARLY FOR FREQUENT TRAVELLERS FROM HONG KONG.
"I
"ALL OPTIONS WILL BE OFFERED FOR DISCUSSION, SHE ADDED.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE DELEGATION WOULD RETURN TO HONG KONG ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 25).
THREE MORE HIV-INFECTED CASES CONFIRMED
ANTIBODY
TEST HONG KONG
THREE MEN WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV LAST MONTH, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF HIV-INFECTED PERSONS IN TO 340.
SPEAKING AT A MONTHLY MEDIA SESSION, THE DEPARTMENT HEALTH'S CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN (SPECIAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME), DR
WAS REPORTED DURING LEE, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) NO NEW AIDS CASE MONTH.
OF
S S
THE
DEATHS.
LEFT
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 73 WITH 49 THE 24 OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT OR HAVE THE TERRITORY,
OF THE 340 PERSONS INFECTED, 239 GOT SEVEN WERE INTRAVENOUS DRUG-USERS, AND 64 GOT CONTAMINATED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE TEST AND SAFE HEAT-TREATED CLOTTING CONCENTRATES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
THE
THE
1985
WHEN
INFECTION SEXUALLY, INFECTION THROUGH
HIV
ANTIBODY
FOR THE REMAINING 30, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS
INADEQUATE
FOR CLASSIFICATION.
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