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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1981

OUT OF THESE 104 CASES, 61 DID NOT LEAD TO APPEALS, NINE WERE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICES FOR ATTENTION, AND 34 EVENTUALLY BECAME APPEALS.

THE BOARD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 54 APPEALS DURING THE YEAR, AN INCREASE OF 35 PER CENT OVER THE PRECEDING YEAR. OF THESE, 23 WERE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES, 25 SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE CASES AND SIX TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE CASES.

MOST OF THE APPELLANTS LODGED THE IR APPEALS AT THE OFFICE

OF THE BOARD.

BOARD HEARINGS WERE HELD FOR 40 APPEALS, FIVE OF WHICH WERE BROUGHT FORWARD FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR. THIS REFLECTS AN INCREASE OF SEVEN HEARINGS COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING YEAR.

THE BOARD CONFIRMED THE DECISIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ON 22 CASES AND GAVE NEW DECISIONS ON THE REMAINING 18 CASES. THE DIRECTOR WAS REQUESTED TO LOOK INTO OTHER WELFARE NEEDS OF SIX APPELLANTS.

HONG KONG ORGANISES ASIAN ANTI-CANCER EDUCATION PROJECT

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HONG KONG WILL PLAY HOST TO SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES EARLY NEXT WEEK BY ORGANISING A WORKSHOP TO PROMOTE CANCER EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS.

SUPPORTED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE WORKSHOP IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST CANCER.

OVER 90 DELEGATES FROM HONG KONG AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES WILL ATTEND THE THREE-DAY WORKSHOP FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 14) TO WEDNESDAY, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE MAINLY TEACHERS AND WORKERS IN HEALTH AND RELATED FIELDS.

AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF CONSULTANTS IN CANCER EDUCATION WILL HELP CONDUCT THE WORKSHOP.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIETY POINTED OUT THAT ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES IS TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CANCER TO CHILDREN.

+CANCER REMAINS THE TOP KILLER DISEASE IN HONG KONG, AS IN MANY ADVANCED COUNTRIES, BUT IT IS A DISEASE THAT CAN BE PREVENTED, AND CURED IF DETECTED EARLY, HE SAID.

+CORRECT INFORMATION ON CANCER MUST BE PUT ACROSS TO THE PUBLIC TO ALLAY THE UNNECESSARY FEAR OF THE DISEASE AND TO DIRECT THEM TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, HE SAID.

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