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Government supports participation in international AIDS conferences
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Conrad Lam Kui-shing and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
With regard to Hong Kong's participation in international conferences on AIDS, will the Government inform this Council :
Reply:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a)
of the number of participants from the territory at the international Conference on AIDS organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Japan in August 1994, together with the total amount of expenditure incurred by the Government on this occasion and the benefits gained from the conference;
whether delegates from the territory were sent to attend the first AIDS Summit held on 1 December 1994 in Paris; if not, why not; and
of the Government's policy on participation in international conferences/work on AIDS?
As far as we know, a total of 37 persons from Hong Kong participated in the International Conference on AIDS organised by the World Health Organisation in Japan in August 1994. Of these, eight were representatives of the government (from Health and Welfare Branch, the Department of Health and the Social Welfare Department). The total expenditure incurred by the Government on this occasion was HK$341,800.00, which includes the cost of setting up an exhibition booth at the conference.
The strong contingent attending the Yokohama Conference was a clear demonstration of Hong Kong's commitment to the fight against AIDS. In addition to the exhibition booth, which was very favourably received, Hong Kong participants made a total of 15 abstract presentations. The Secretary for Health and Welfare addressed a well-attended session of the conference.