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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1993
SCHOOLS METHODS TESTS AND
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PRIMARY 3 TO 6 CLASSES ATTENDING 15 IN THE TWO DISTRICTS WERE SELECTED FOR THE STUDY, WHICH USED
HISTAMINE TESTS, OF QUESTIONNAIRES,
LUNG
FUNCTION
APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSES.
THE
APART FROM IDENTIFYING THE RISK FACTORS FOR RESPIRATORY
THE ASSESSING STUDY ALSO AIMED AT
CONTROL (FUEL AIR POLLUTION OF THE
PROBLEMS, IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS ON RESPIRATORY HEALTH.
HEALTH
IMPACT OF THE RESTRICTION)
ADVERSE
PRESENCE OF RESPIRATORY
MAJOR FINDINGS SHOWED THAT EXPOSURES TO THE HAZARDS OF AIR QUALITY WERE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE SYMPTOMS IN SCHOOL CHILDREN.
ALSO, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUEL RESTRICTION REGULATION IN 1990 SICKNESS AND HAD BROUGHT ABOUT A DECLINE IN THE RISK OF RESPIRATORY BRONCHIAL REACTIVITY.
PROJECTED TO
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WHEN THE STUDY RESULTS ARE
ABOUT 20,000 CLINIC POPULATION, CHILDREN KONG ENTIRE HONG CONSULTATIONS ON RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS WILL BE AVOIDED.
THE
EXPOSED TO THE STUDY ALSO SHOWED THAT FOR CHILDREN WHO WERE
BE ADDITIONAL TOBACCO SMOKE BECAUSE OF FAMILY MEMBERS, THERE WOULD HEALTH GAINS IF PARENTS AND OTHER ADULT MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY DID SMOKE IN THE HOUSE.
NOT
IT ALSO CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS SCOPE FOR FURTHER REDUCTION IN PARTICULATE AND NITROGEN THE RISKS TO HEALTH IF THE EMISSIONS OF OXIDES WERE BETTER CONTROLLED.
OF
THE TROMP,
SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS STUDY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR FRED SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD PLANS IN HAND TO CONTROL PARTICULATE EMISSIONS PARTICULATE AND NITROGEN AS WELL AS FROM
ACTIVITIES CONSTRUCTION OXIDES EMISSIONS FROM DIESEL-ENGINED VEHICLES.
OF NOTING THAT THERE WERE DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEALTH
ACTIONS ON THE THE SCHOOL
HE CHILDREN,
SAID FIRM AND COMMITTED ENVIRONMENT FRONT COULD PRODUCE REAL BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
"WE HOPE THIS MESSAGE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS WE NOW FOCUS ON THE NEED TO TACKLE AGGRESSIVELY THE PRESENT HEALTH PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS,
HE SAID.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR AUGUST
OCTOBER
FROM
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST TO OCTOBER THIS YEAR WAS 2.0%, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.5%, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
TODAY
THE
PROVISIONAL
THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR
WHILE THE NOVEMBER 1993 WAS 2.1%, UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.5%.
PERIOD
SEPTEMBER
—
THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST THAT THE LABOUR MARKET HAS TIGHT IN RECENT MONTHS.
REMAINED
/DURING THE