SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1982
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TWO PUBLIC LECTURES ABOUT THE CAUSES, PREVENTIVE MEASURES DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASES, WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE IN SEPTEMBER.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE A FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION AT CITY HALL IN THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, AND IN THE NEW WORLD CENTRE AND IN SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN NEW TOWNS LATER IN THE YEAR.
THREE EDUCATIONAL LEAFLETS ON HEART HEALTH, PREPARED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT IS BEING PRINTED AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
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FAMILY HEALTH DISPLAY AT SHA TIN
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THE OLD SAYING THAT HEALTH IS WEALTH+ WAS EMPHASISED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY SHA TIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, WHEN HE OPENED THE FAMILY HEALTH AND PERSONAL HYGIENE EXHIBITION.
STRESSING THAT A HEALTHY BODY WAS ESSENTIAL TO ONE'S FAMILY LIFE AND CAREER, HE SAID THE EXHIBITION AIMED AT PROMOTING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF FAMILY HEALTH AND PERSONAL HYGIENE, SPECIALLY IN THIS HOT WEATHER.
THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM DAILY IN THE LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL, AND WILL BE REPEATED FOR FOUR MORE DAYS IN THE MEI LAM COMMERCIAL CENTRE FROM THURSDAY (AUGUST 19).
IT WILL FEATURE SLIDE SHOWS AND DISPLAYS OF CARTOONS AND CHARTS, FOCUSING ON SUCH TOPICS AS ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENĖ, PROTECTION OF EYE-SIGHT, CARE FOR THE AGED AND KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN MESSAGES.
A MAJOR ATTRACTION WAS THE FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKING SERVICE, AS SHORTLY AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE STOOD IN LINE FOR THEIR TURN.
NURSES FROM THE LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE, EXPLAINED THE RESULTS OF THE TESTS AND OFFERED ADVICE.
FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN TOWN CENTRE AREA COMMITTEE, SHA TIN CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE, LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL AND SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.
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