WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1993
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$2M ON CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION
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THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EXPECTS TO SPEND ABOUT $2 MILLION THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR ON CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION WITH THE FOCUS ON LUNG AND LIVER CANCERS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THIS FIGURE DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ADVICE AND COUNSELLING PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND THE LIKE.
NOR DOES IT INCLUDE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES.
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SPEAKING IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-HA THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS WONG SAID ANTI-CANCER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES WERE CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, PROFESSIONAL, BODIES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
THE DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT, IN PARTICULAR, PROMOTES AND FACILITATES COMMUNITY EFFORTS IN ANTI-CANCER EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A WHOLE RANGE OF ADVICE AND AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCE MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES,
IN ADDITION, THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND EDUCATION TO WORKERS EXPOSED TO OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS WHILE THE COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH (COSH) RUNS HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTING THE DANGERS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING.
** THESE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING FOR FACILITATORS AND ARE TARGETED AT THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AT YOUTH AND AT GROUPS KNOWN TO BE PARTICULAR AT RISK, MRS WONG SAID.
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GOVERNMENT CONCERNED ABOUT LANDSLIDES
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALL ALONG BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT LANDSLIDES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING SQUATTERS ON HILLSIDES, SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR JAMES BLAKE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR BLAKE SAID SINCE JULY 1992, THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING OFFICE HAD BEEN RE-INSPECTING ABOUT 70 SQUATTER VILLAGES THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE STUDY OF AREAS NOT PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED WOULD START IN JULY,
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AT THE END OF MARCH, 35 VILLAGES HAD BEEN RE-INSPECTED AND AROUND 4,500 HUTS HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR CLEARANCE, HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WAS DEVELOPING A PROGRAMME FOR CLEARANCE.
/MR BLAKE