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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1979

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DR. THONG SAID THE NEWLY FORMED CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF HIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SOCIETY IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT CANCER.

PLANS ARE IN THE PIPELINE TO MOUNT EXHIBITIONS TO EDUCATE

THE PUBLIC ON ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.

+ONLY BY TALKING ABOUT THE DISEASE AND TELLING PEOPLE THE FACTS WILL WE BE ABLE TO PUT IT IN ITS RIGHT PERSPECTIVE AND COMBAT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL ONSLAUGHT OF CANCER,+ HE EXPLAINED.

THE UNIT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIETY AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ALSO PLANS TO INTENSIFY ANTI-CIGARETTE SMOKING CAMPAIGNS AND HOPES TO PASS THE MESSAGE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.

+THIS APPROACH TO THE YOUNG IS THE ONE MOST LIKELY TO PAY DIVIDENDS AND ENSURE THAT THE HABIT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING IS NEVER ACQUIRED FOR ONCE FORMED, IT IS INDEED DIFFICULT TO BREAK, + SAID DR. THONG.

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND 1979 ALLOCATION

EXERCISE *****

GRANTS TOTALLING HK$2.4 MILLION FROM THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MADE TO 73 CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY MR. J.W. CHAMBERS, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ALLOCATION COMMITTEE WHICH ADVISES THE GOVERNOR ON THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS AVAILABLE.

MR. CHAMBERS SAID THAT MAJOR GRANTS FROM THE FUND INCLUDED $363 000 TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, $187 000 TO PURCHASE A TELEVISION/CAMERA FOR THE IMAGE INTENSIFIER IN THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL AND $176 000 TO MEET HALF THE COST OF A SPECTROPHOTO METRIC ANALYSER FOR THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL. THE CARITAS MEDICAL CENTRE RECEIVED $284 000 TO PURCHASE AN X-RAY GENERATOR AND TO REPROVISION THE DARK ROOMS OF ITS OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT.

A GRANT OF $212 000 HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE PO LEUNG KUK TOWARDS THE COST OF THE MODIFICATION OF OFFICES AND THE PURCHASE OF FURNITURE TO MEET EXPANSION OF ITS SERVICES.

THE HONG KONG RED CROSS HAD BEEN GIVEN $151 160 TO PROMOTE PUBLICITY FOR THE BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE AND TO PURCHASE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR ITS CENTRES AND SCHOOLS.

A GRANT OF $131 000 WAS MADE TOWARDS THE COST OF REPAIR WORK, THE PURCHASE OF FURNITURE AND NEW TEACHING AIDS FOR THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE, WHILE $110 000 HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO SUPPLY MILK AND ARRANGE EDUCATIONAL OUTINGS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN 33 SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

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