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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976

GOVERNOR OPENS NEW BLOOD COLLECTION CENTRE

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY CALLED UPON EACH AND EVERYONE IN HONG KONG WHO POSSIBLY CAN TO COME FORWARD AND BECOME A REGULAR BLOOD DONOR.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS'S NEW BLOOD COLLECTION CENTRE, SIR MURRAY SAID THAT 60,000 UNITS OF BLOOD WERE COLLECTED FROM SOME 25,000 DONORS IN 1975.

+HOWEVER, WE NEED MUCH MORE, HE SAID.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH

+1 AM INDEED DELIGHTED TO SEE THE COMPLETION OF SUCH A WELL-EQUIPPED BLOOD DONATION CENTRE, AND AS MR. SHAW HAS POINTED OUT, ONE WHICH WILL DEFINITELY BE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ATTRACTIVE TO DONORS.

+DURING THE TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN PATRON OF THE RED CROSS, I HAVE WITNESSED THE STEADY EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLOOD COLLECTION SERVICE.

+EACH YEAR, MORE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE COMING FORWARD, AND DURING 1975, 60,000 UNITS OF BLOOD WERE COLLECTED FROM SOME 25,000 DONORS.

+HOWEVER, WE NEED MUCH MORE. !, THEREFORE, CALL UPON EACH AND EVERYONE IN HONG KONG WHO POSSIBLY CAN TO COME FORWARD AND AS PART OF THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY TO BECOME A REGULAR BLOOD DONOR. ONLY IN THIS WAY WILL THE PROBLEM BE MET.

+LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT NOW GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO DECLARE THIS CENTRE OPEN.+

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