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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1993
ONE-WEEK PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE AIDS AWARENESS
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THE GOVERNMENT AND TWO AIDS CONCERN GROUPS ARE ORGANISING WIDE SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 28 AND DECEMBER SUPPORT OF THE WORLD AIDS DAY.
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CARRYING THE THEME "TIME TO ACT", THE HONG KONG AIDS WEEK JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE AIDS CONCERN, THE HONG KONG AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
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SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE ACTIVITIES, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR MARGARET CHAN, SAID THEY WERE FOR DIFFERENT
DESIGNED GROUPS SUCH AS STUDENTS, YOUTH, WOMEN, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HIGH-RISK GROUPS,
"WORLD RENOWNED AIDS EXPERT, PROFESSOR JONATHAN BEEN INVITED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DELIVER TALKS SEMINARS IN HONG KONG.
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"PROFESSOR MANN WILL SPEAK TO LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, SHE SAID.
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DR CHAN HOPED THAT HIS VISIT WOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN CONCERN FOR AIDS AMONG LEADERS AND DECISION-MAKERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMULATION OF THE AIDS POLICY IN HONG KONG.
SHE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE AIDS TRUST FUND FOR ITS GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE EVENT.
AMONG THE PROGRAMMES, THE AIDS CONCERN WILL DISTRIBUTE KITS ON SAFER SEX TO THE PUBLIC, ORGANISE AN EXHIBITION OF INTERNATIONAL POSTERS AND PRESENT A SERIES OF AIDS-RELATED FILMS WITH THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
THE HONG KONG AIDS FOUNDATION WILL ALSO LAUNCH A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE "CARING STAR CAMPAIGN", A SEMINAR ON "AIDS AND WORKPLACE" AND AN OPEN DAY FOR ITS EDUCATION AND SERVICE CENTRE.
PUBLIC MEETINGS ON ELECTION BOUNDARY PROPOSALS
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THE BOUNDARY AND ELECTION COMMISSION WILL HOLD TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO RECEIVE REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE COMMISSION'S PROVISIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE NAMES AND BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED CONSTITUENCY AREAS FOR THE 1994 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL OF THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL FROM 9.15 AM TO 5.45 PM.
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