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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1977

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PHASE TWO OF RABIES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN BEGINS

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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S DOG INOCULATION TEAMS WILL MOVE TO ANOTHER DISTRICT NEXT WEEK AT THE START OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE RABIES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY (MAY 30 AND 31) THREE MOBILE ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION CENTRES WILL BE SET UP AT QUARRY BAY, NORTH POINT AND TAI HANG.

A TOTAL OF 19 OTHER INOCULATION CAMPAIGNS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON A DISTRICT BY DISTRICT BASIS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE PREVIOUS TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN AT SHAU KEI WAN, WE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THE INOCULATION DRIVE A CYCLICAL OPERATION CARRIED OUT AT THE RATE OF ONE DISTRICT PER WEEK.+

FOR OPERATIONAL CONVENIENCE HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON, THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE OUTLYING ISLANDS HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO 20 CAMPAIGN DISTRICTS.

+WE PLAN TO EXTEND OUR SERVICE TO ONE NEW DISTRICT EACH WEEK. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF OCTOBER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE ADDED +WE HAVE ALSO MADE IT A RULE THAT THE DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS WILL BE HELD ON THE FIRST TWO WORKING DAYS OF THE WEEK. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT DOG OWNERS IN THE CAMPAIGN DISTRICT ARE GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO GET THEIR PETS LICENSED AND INOCULATED.+

THE SPOKESMAN WARNED +MOP UP TEAM WILL RETURN TO THE CAMPAIGN AREA LATER IN THE WEEK TO CLEAN OUT ALL UNLICENSED AND UNINOCULATED DOGS.+

NEXT WEEK'S INOCULATION CAMPAIGN IN QUARRY BAY, NORTH POINT AND TAI HANG WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN SHAU KEI WAN WITH TEMPORARY LICENSING AND INOCULATION CENTRES SET UP AT CENTRAL POINTS IN THE AREAS.

THESE CENTRES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. DAILY. IN ADDITION TO A LICENSING AND INOCULATION SERVICE ALL UNWANTED PETS CAN ALSO BE BROUGHT TO THE MOBILE UNITS FOR DISPOSAL.

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