WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993

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USEFUL

COMMENTING ON HIS VISIT, MR EASON SAID IT WAS VERY AND PROVIDED MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION VALUABLE FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON DEVELOPMENTS ON THE PEARL RIVER DELTA AREA.

"WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE MANY USEFUL CONTACTS AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURAL FIELD. THIS HAS FURTHERED OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PEARL RIVER DELTA DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE HONG KONG CAN PLAY, HE SAID.

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"CERTAINLY, THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FED INTO OUR THINKING ON

OUR OWN INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANNING," MR EASON SAID.

STATEMENT ON U.S. MILK FOOD CONTAMINATION

IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ON U.S. MILK FOOD CONTAMINATION, SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD CHECKED THE MILK PRODUCTS AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS IN HONG KONG.

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ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION SO FAR AVAILABLE, NO INFANT FORMULA SOLD IN HONG KONG IS LIKELY TO BE IMPLICATED.

THE TWO PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET LIKELY ΤΟ BE AFFECTED BY THE CONTAMINATION ARE: ENERCAL, (BATCH VO8NDC) PRODUCED AFTER NOVEMBER

1992 AND FORMANCE, PRODUCED AFTER THE SAME DATE.

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THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NOTE OF SUCH PRODUCTS AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE AGENTS INVOLVED HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION то RECALL THE PRODUCTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN SAMPLES ΤΟ DETERMINE THE CONTAMINATION.

THERE IS NO REPORT OF ILLNESSES RELATED TO THE CONSUMPTION OF THE SAID PRODUCTS.

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