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MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1982

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TSUEN WAN HEALTH WEEK BEGINS

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TEN NURSES FROM YAN CHAI HOSPITAL TODAY (MONDAY) BEGAN A WEEK-LONG VISIT TO FIVE FACTORIES AND FOUR SCHOOLS IN TSUEN WAN TO CARRY OUT HEALTH TESTS ON WORKERS AND STUDENTS.

THE PROGRAMME OF VISITS IS THE MAIN FEATURE OF A TSUEN WAN HEALTH WEEK TO AROUSE RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD HEALTH.

THE NURSES WILL CARRY OUT BLOOD AND URINE TESTS, AND CHECK BLOOD PRESSURE.

EACH TEST TAKES ONLY A FEW MINUTES.

FACTORY WORKERS OR STUDENTS FOUND IN NEED OF FURTHER TESTS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL.

A SPECIAL TESTING CENTRE WILL ALSO BE SET UP AT PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE ON FRIDAY (MARCH 19) SO THAT RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT CAN MAKE USE OF THE FREE SERVICE.

THE HEALTH WEEK IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, YAN CHAI HOSPITAL AND THE TSUEN WAN CULTURAL INTEREST PROMOTION COMMITTEE, WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD CONTRIBUTING $10 000 TO SPONSOR THE EVENT.

THE PROGRAMME ALSO INCLUDES HEALTH TALKS TO BE GIVEN BY STAFF OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AT CHAN NAM CHEONG MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN KWAI CHUNG ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 17) AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON FRIDAY (MARCH 19).

IN ADDITION, TWO ESSAY COMPETITIONS ARE BEING HELD FOR THE DISTRICT'S SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, ON THE THEMES +HOW A HEALTHY MAN GAINS HIS SUCCESS IN BUSINESS+ AND +HOW SMOKING IS BAD FOR HEALTH. +

WATER FIGURES ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 40.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 231.158 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 194 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 251,738 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 43.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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