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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1983

MR WONG STRESSED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE EXHIBITION AND THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIELD OF PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE WOULD DEPEND TO A LARGE EXTENT ON THE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC.

+SUCH SIMPLE RULES AS GOOD HYGIENE PRACTICE AND ENSURING THAT OUR CHILDREN COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY IMMUNISATION WILL NO DOUBT GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MEETING THE AIMS OF THIS EXHIBITION, HE ADDED.

THE EXHIBITION IN THE EXHIBITION HALL, LOW BLOCK OF THE CITY HALL, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM DAILY FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO NEXT WEDNESDAY (JULY 6).

THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE THE COMMON FORMS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN HONG KONG, ILLUSTRATIONS ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND INFORMATION ON THE TREATMENT FACILITIES AVAILABLE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE VIDEO AND SLIDE SHOWS, AND GAMES DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE VARIOUS FORMS OF DISEASES, ON HOW THEY ARE TRANSMITTED AS WELL AS ON PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST DISEASES.

A SPECIAL ATTRACTION WILL BE A COMPUTER GAME WHICH IS PROGRAMMED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE CAUSES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, IMMUNISATION FOR CHILDREN AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST DISEASES.

TALLEST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE COMPLETED

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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BUILDING COMMITTEE TODAY SAW HOW PROGRESS ON PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WAS RAPIDLY CHANGING THE FACE OF CHAI WAN ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

THEY INSPECTED THE HING MAN ESTATE RECENTLY COMPLETED AS HONG KONG'S TALLEST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE, AND THE MODERN BLOCKS AT WAN TSUI ESTATE WHICH WERE REPLACING OLD ONES UNDER A REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME AT THE FORMER CHAI WAN (11) ESTATE BUILT SOME 20 YEARS AGO.

HEADED BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE, MEMBERS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR BERNARD WILLIAMS= THE DIRECTOR (DESIGNATE), MR DAVID FORD, AND OTHER SENIOR HOUSING OFFICIALS.

THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENTS ON THESE TWO NEW ESTATES AND THEIR LAYOUT DESIGNS, PARTICULARLY THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

+ IT IS AN AMBITIOUS REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME HAVING REGARD TO THE BASIC NEEDS OF TENANTS, SAID MR FORSGATE.

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