WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1993
NOMINATION OPENS FOR LEGCO INDUSTRIAL SEAT
NOMINATIONS ARE INVITED FROM FRIDAY (JUNE 11) TO JUNE 25 FOR THE VACANCY LEFT BY THE LATE STEPHEN CHEONG IN THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL ELECTORAL DIVISION OF THE INDUSTRIAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY.
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CANDIDATES MUST BE REGISTERED ELECTORS ELECTORAL ROLL, HAVE BEEN ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG FOR THE YEARS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE NOMINATION, AND HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL CONNECTION WITH THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL ELECTORAL DIVISION.
NOMINATION FORMS MAY BF OBTAINED FROM FRIDAY FROM THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE AT HARBOUR CENTRE, 10TH FLOOR, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI (ENQUIRIES TELEPHONE 827 9175) OR FROM MS TERESA TSE, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND THE RETURNING OFFICER, IN ROOM 233, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES EAST WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, CENTRAL.
NOMINATION PAPERS SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO MS TSE WITHIN THE NOMINATION PERIOD.
COLLABORATION AND PARTICIPATION IN AIDS PREVENTION
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HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE MEDIA ALL HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST AIDS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE VOICE OF AMERICA IN BERLIN YESTERDAY (TUESDAY).
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MRS WONG IS CURRENTLY LEADING A GOVERNMENT DELEGATION TO ATTEND NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS BEING HELD IN BERLIN THIS
SHE WAS SINGLED OUT FOR A SPECIAL INTERVIEW AMONG OVER 10,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
ECHOING CALLS FOW GREATER GOVERNMENTAL COMMITMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS, MRS WONG RECOUNTED HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S INITIATIVES IN RECENT MONTHS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE $350 MILLION AIDS TRUST FUND.
"ALL THESE ARE CLEAR DEMONSTRATIONS OF HONG KONG'S DETERMINATION TO COMBAT AIDS WHICH IS AS MUCH A SOCIAL PROBLEM AS IT IS A MEDICAL ISSUE, SHE SAID.
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ALTHOUGH HONG KONG HAS A MUCH LOWER RATE OF HIV INFECTION COMPARED TO OTHER DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS THAT THE ONLY EFFECTIVE MEANS TO COMBAT THE DISEASE IS TO TAKE EARLY STEPS IN PREVENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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"APART FROM EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES SUCH AS 'SAFER SEX' AND 'CLEAN NEEDLES' WE MUST WORK HARD TO CHANGE PUBLIC ATTITUDE AGAINST PERSONS WITH AIDS, AND TO REPLACE PREJUDICE UNDERSTANDING AND DISCRIMINATION WITH SYMPATHY.
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