SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1993
UNHEALTHY EATING A GROWING PROBLEM
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UNDERNOURISHMENT TS NO LONGER A PROBLEM IN HONG KONG, UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS ARE A GROWING PROBLEM, MRS PATTEN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE CHILDREN'S MONTH, MRS PATTEN SAID OBESITY WAS A NEW PROBLEM AMONG THE CHILDREN OF HONG KONG.
SHE EXPLAINED THAT CHILDREN BECAME OBESE BECAUSE THEY OVERATE OR ATE THE WRONG KINDS OF FOOD.
BESIDES,
HONG KONG CHILDREN TENDED TO EAT TOO MUCH MEAT, FAST FOODS, INSTANT NOODLES AND SWEETS.
GOOD
"WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, CHOCOLATE WAS WHAT YOU GOT IF YOU
WERE
AND YOU FINISHED YOUR CEREAL. TOO OFTEN THESE DAYS, YOU GET CHOCOLATE INSTEAD OF CEREAL, SHE SAID.
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MRS PATTEN ADVISED CHILDREN TO EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND LESS FAT.
"WE NOW HAVE TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO TEACHING PARENTS AND CHILDREN ABOUT A BALANCED DIET AND HEALTH EATING," SHE SAID.
SHE SAID HEALTHY EATING SHOULD START AT BIRTH. SHE MADE A PLEA TO MOTHERS TO TRY BREAST FEEDING THEIR BABIES EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME.
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IT HAS BEEN PROVED BEYOND DOUBT THAT IT IS MORE NUTRITIOUS FOR BABIES то START THEIR LIVES ON BREAST MILK, AS OPPOSED ΤΟ FORMULA MILK. BREAST MILK PROVIDES MORE PROTECTION AGAINST MANY COMMON DISEASES, MRS PATTEN SAID.
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I BREAST FED ALL MY THRRE CHILDREN AND IT WAS A MARVELLOUS EXPERIENCE,' SHE SAID.
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CUSTOMS PRAISED FOR ROLE IN TRADING ACTIVITIES
EXTREMELY AS A COMMERCIAL
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT FULFILS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING HONG KONG'S INTEGRITY AND TRADING CENTRE.
TO DO THIS, IT HAS TO ADAPT CONSTANTLY TO MODERN TRENDS AND MAINTAIN THE FLEXIBILITY TO FACE NEW CHALLENGES.
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SPEAKING AT THE CUSTOMS PASSING-OUT PARADE IN ΤΑΙ LAM CHUNG THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MRS
LAU MIRIAM WORK THE
OF THE KIN-YEE, SAID SHE TOOK A KEEN PERSONAL INTEREST IN CUSTOMS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINED SERVICES SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
"ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF CUSTOMS WORK IS THE COMBINED
THE REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ABILITY TO DETECT COMPLICATED FRAUDS, IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO TRADE DOCUMENTATION, SHE SAID.
/SHE POINTED