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"THE COMPANY HOPES THAT THIS PLANT WILL BECOME THE FIRST FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION-APPROVED FACILITY IN HONG KONG,' HE SAID.
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MR MACLEOD BELIEVED THAT HONG KONG WAS WELL-PLACED TO AND MAKE GOOD USE OF CHINESE SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES.
HARNESS
THE PROPOSALS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR AN APPLIED RESEARCH CENTRE IN HONG KONG WOULD FACILITATE THE COMBINATION OF HONG KONG'S EXPERTISE IN DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIAL PRACTICE WITH CHINA'S RELATIVE ADVANTAGE IN BASIC RESEARCH, HE SAID.
HE SAID THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S PHARMACEUTICAL EXPORTS HAD INCREASED FROM $326 MILLION IN 1991 TO $420 MILLION LAST YEAR, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 29 PER CENT.
"CHINA IS NOW THE LARGEST MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S PRODUCTS PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY SINGAPORE, MACAU AND MALAYSIA," HE SAID.
HE CONCLUDED THAT THERE WERE ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITIES EXPANSION IN HONG KONG'S PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
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MENTAL PATIENTS NEED COMMUNITY SUPPORT
A DETERMINING FACTOR FOR
MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS TO FULLLY RECOVER LIES IN THE HANDS OF THEIR FAMILJES AND THE COMMUNITY, MRS PATTEN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH WEEK, MRS PATTEN APPEALED TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO LEND A HELPING HAND TOWARDS MENTAL PATIENTS AND EX-PATIENTS.
THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WITH THE AIM TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT TOWARDS PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM THE ILLNESS.
"THANKS TO ADVANCES IN MEDICINE, MOST MENTAL ILLNESSES CAN BE TREATED AND THE PATIENTS INTEGRATED BACK INTO SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
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"BUT, MODERN LIFE BRINGS OTHER MENTAL PROBLEMS, SO THAT MENTAL ILLNESS IS STILL A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG THE POPULATION,' SHE ADDED.
IT IS THEREFORE ALL THE MORE ILLOGICAL FOR PEOPLE TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS AS IF THEY WERE SOME KIND OF ALIENS OR UNTOUCHABLES, SHE SAID.
"HOW CRUEL IT WOULD BE IF, PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HELPED BY MODERN TREATMENT METHODS ARE PREVENTED FROM MAKING A FULL RECOVERY BECAUSE OF REJECTION BY THEIR FAMILIES OR SOCIETY.
MRS PATTEN WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THE ENCOURAGING TREND TOWARDS A COMMUNITY-ORIENTATED SERVICE IN CARING FOR THE MENTALLY ILL.
"1T IS THE OBLIGATION OF ALL OF US TO OFFER THEM AN EQUAL
CHANCE TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY," SHE SAID.
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