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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1984

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GREATER FLEXIBILITY SOUGHT

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A BILL GAZETTED TODAY WILL ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD.

IT REMOVES THE NEED FOR THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO BE APPOINTED FROM AMONG UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1984, PROVIDING FOR THIS, WILL BE INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 10 FOR FINAL READING ON NOVEMBER 21.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT SUCH AN APPOINTMENT COULD, HOWEVER, STILL BE MADE IF THOUGHT DESIRABLE.

HE ALSO SAID THAT SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED FROM CERTAIN OTHER ORDINANCES.

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES THAT MEMBERS MAY BE APPOINTED FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN THREE YEARS, INSTEAD OF FIXED THREE-YEAR PERIODS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE BILL MAY BE SENT IN WRITING TO UMELCO, AT SWIRE HOUSE, 12TH FLOOR, CHATER ROAD, HONG KONG, OR TO THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD.

BIG FIRE PREVENTION DRIVE STARTS SOON

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A PUBLICITY CONTRACT FOR ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S MAJOR CAMPAIGNS - FIRE PREVENTION WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO D'ARCY MACMANUS MASIUS (DMM), A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED ADVERTISING AGENCIES.

IT WAS SIGNED BY MR PETER MOSS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PUBLICITY), ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, AND MR JOHN BURBIDGE, GENERAL MANAGER OF DMM.

THE $208 000 CONTRACT COVERS THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION OF A PUBLICITY STRATEGY, DEVELOPMENT OF A CREATIVE CONCEPT AND THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS.

+ THE AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT WILL ALLOW US TO TEST THE SORT OF CONTRIBUTION THAT A COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING AGENCY CAN MAKE TO OUR PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGNS.

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