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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1993
THE COMPANIES
BEEN
ARE
"HOWEVER, STAFF OF
REGISTRY HAVE ADMINISTERING A LARGE NUMBER OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS THAT REQUIRED TO BE MADE BEFORE OR FILED WITH THE REGISTRAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"IN 1992, A TOTAL OF 53,697 DECLARATIONS/AFFIDAVITS
WERE
ADMINISTERED TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE OR ΤΟ COMMENCE WINDING-UP ACTIONS FOR COMPANIES.
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"BECAUSE OF THE EVER-INCREASING TIME AND STAFF RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR THIS WORK, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT COSTS FOR SUCH SERVICES SHOULD BE RECOVERED, HE SAID.
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FOUR MORE HIV-INFECTED CASES CONFIRMED
*
PERSONS
FOUR MEN WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST LAST MONTH (APRIL), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HIV-INFECTED IN HONG KONG TO 359.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CONSULTANT (SPECIAL PROGRAMME), DR SS LEE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT ONE AIDS REPORTED DURING THE MONTH.
PREVENTIVE CASE WAS
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 81 WITH 52 DEATHS. THE 29 OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT OR HAVE LEFT THE TERRITORY.
OF THE 359 PERSONS INFECTED, 255 GOT THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, EIGHT WERE INTRAVENOUS DRUG-USERS, AND 64 GOT THE INFECTION THROUGH CONTAMINATED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE 1985 WHEN BIV ANTIBODY TEST AND SAFE HEAT-TREATED CLOTTING CONCENTRATES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
FOR THE REMAINING 32, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS INADEQUATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED IN 1985, A TOTAL OF 269,029 BLOOD SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY.
THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SCREENED ALL BLOOD DONORS FOR AIDS.
SERVICE HAS ALSO
UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,239,448 UNITS OF BLOOD HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 27 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.
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