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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1994
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO CONTACT THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT ON TEL 787 1229 OR 787 1230 FOR ADVICE. EXHIBITION BOARDS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR, URBAN COUNCIL FA YUEN STREET
COMPLEX, MONG KOK.
TAKE HEED OF
ΤΟ MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED THE PUBLIC THE FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE PRACTICES TO PREVENT HOME PESTS:
* KEEP YOUR HOME CLEAN AND DRY. STORE ALL FOOD PROPERLY AND
PUT ALL FOOD REMNANTS INTO A COVERED REFUSE BIN.
* FILL UP ALL CREVICES OR HIDING
PAINTS FOR MOULDY WALL OR COVER THE WALL PAPER.
PLACES. USE ANTI-MOULDY WALL SURFACK WITH NEW
* CARPETS, BLANKETS AND PETS' BLANKETS
CLEANED FREQUENTLY. KEEP YOUR PETS CLEAN.
SHOULD BE DUSTED
AND
* OBSERVE
HYGIENE. PERSONAL
THOSE PERSONS
WITH
ALLERGIC
SYMPTOMS SHOULD CHANGE CLOTHES AND CLEAN THEIR BLANKETS FREQUENTLY.
THE
PUBLIC IMAGE IN FOCUS
*
TODAY
IMAGE
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, (WEDNESDAY) STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROJECTING A GOOD PUBLIC OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THROUGH BUILDING A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA.
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ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR WONG SAID: 'IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, I HAVE OFTEN STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING AN OPEN AND RESPONSIVE ATTITUDE, BUILDING A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE MEDIA, AND MAINTAINING A GOOD PUBLIC IMAGE OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
"IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF OPEN GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPARENCY, WE MUST REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WE CANNOT AVOID THE MEDIA. WE MUST WORK WITH THEM.
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INDEED, OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN GETTING THE JOB DONE IS MEASURED TO SOME EXTENT BY THE DEGREE IN WHICH WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY WORK WITH THE MEDIA."
THE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE PARTICIPATING OFFICERS BY HELPING THEM DEVELOP HANDLE THE MEDIA PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
EFFECTIVENESS THE SKILLS
OF THE NEEDED TO
MR WONG HOPED THAT STAFF MEMBERS WOULD LEARN HOW MEDIA "THREAT" INTO A VALUABLE "OPPORTUNITY" TO EXPLAIN POLICIES, PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS,
TO
TURN EDUCATION
THE
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