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"THESE CHARGES WILL HELP TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE COST DEALING WITH POLLUTION AND WILL, WE HOPE, GO SOME WAY ΤΟ DISCOURAGE POLLUTION," HE SAID.
POINTING OUT THAT A TRADING FUND IS, AT ITS ACCOUNTING ARRANGEMENT, MR BLAKE SAID THE SERVICES ARRANGEMENT REQUIRED A MANAGEMENT COMMITMANT TO DELIVERY OF THESE SERVICES.
MOST BASIC, AN
UNDER SUCH AN QUALITY IN THE
HE NOTED THAT THE TRADING FUND WAS A FAIRLY NEW CONCEPT, AND THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER IT WOULD IN PRACTICE BE A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
"THE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVE OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS IS TO ENSURE GREATER PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND TO ENCOURAGE THE DELIVERY OF A MORE EFFICIENT, RESPONSIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICE.
"HOW SUCCESSFUL THESE ARRANGEMENTS PROVE TO BE, WILL DEPEND ON HOW ALL OF US INVOLVED ADAPT TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT AND RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGE.
** I FOR ONE, AM CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ADAPT AND MEET THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERING, IN THIS CASE, A SERVICE WHICH WELL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE. MR BLAKE CONCLUDED.
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EIGHT MORE HIV INFECTED CASES CONFIRMED
SEVEN MEN AND A WOMAN WERE FOUND POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY LAST MONTH (FEBRUARY), THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED TODAY
TEST (FRIDAY).
429.
THIS BRINGS THE NUMBER OF HIV INFECTED PERSONS IN HONG KONG ΤΟ
FOUR NEW AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED DURING THE MONTH.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 99 WITH 65 DEATHS
REPORTED.
SEXUALLY, THROUGH
OF THE 429 HIV INFECTED, 317 ACQUIRED THE INFECTION NINE WERE INJECTING DRUG USERS, AND 65 ACQUIRED THE INFECTION CONTAMINATED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE 1985 WHEN [FTV ANTIBODY TEST AND SAFE HEAT TREATED CLOTTING CONCENTRATES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
FOR THE REMAINING 38, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS INADEQUATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED IN 1985, A OF 315,465 BLOOD SPECIMENS HAVE BERN TESTED FOR THE HIV
TOTAL ANTIBODY.
THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SCREENED ALL BLOOD DONORS FOR AIDS.
SERVICE HAS ALSO
UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,375,085 UNITS OF BLOOD HAD BEEN TESTED AND 29 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.
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