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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1984

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NEW CUSTOMS LAUNCH COMMISSIONED

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THE SECOND REPLACEMENT LAUNCH FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE - CUSTOMS LAUNCH NO. 3 WAS COMMISSIONED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DURING A CEREMONY ATTENDED BY THE SERVICE'S COMMISSIONER, MR HARNAM GREWAL.

THIS MORNING, MR GREWAL TOGETHER WITH OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE SERVICE, TOOK THE LAUNCH TO JOSS HOUSE BAY TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE GODDESS TIN HAU.

THE NEW LAUNCH, MEASURING 13.7 METRES, WAS BUILT BY A LOCAL

IT HAS A CAPACITY OF SHIPYARD AT A COST OF ABOUT $1 MILLION. 36 PERSONS AND FOUR CREW AND WILL BE USED TO CARRY CUSTOMS PERSONNEL PERFORMING DUTIES IN THE HARBOUR AREAS.

THE FIRST REPLACEMENT LAUNCH, CUSTOMS LAUNCH NO. 1, HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

DISPLAY TELLS ABOUT ORTHOPAEDICS

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THIS YEAR'S TAI PO COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT WILL BE OPENED WITH A FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION ON +ORTHOPAEDICS AND YOU+, STARTING FROM FRIDAY (OCTOBER 26) AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE.

THE EXHIBITION WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS, BONE DISEASES COMMONLY FOUND AMONG CHILDREN AND OLD PEOPLE, SPUR, FRACTION, RHEUMATISM AND OSTEOCARCINOMA. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW ON ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENTS AND OPERATIONS.

IT IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE HONG KONG ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION AND THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE.

THE CONVENOR OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT WORKING GROUP, MR MICHAEL LAI SAID THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO AROUSE RESIDENTS' CONCERN OVER INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY HEALTH, WITH THE THEME THIS YEAR FOCUSING ON HOME SAFETY AND CHILD CARE.

ACTIVITIES ORGANISED TO PROMOTE FAMILY HEALTH INCLUDE A HOME SAFETY DAY, A DESIGN COMPETITION, AND AN AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW ON CHILD CARE FOR MOTHERS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.

THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $15 000 FOR THE PROJECT.

OFFICIATING AT THE EXHIBITION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN; THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR (NT) OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DR P.K. WONG; THE PRESIDENT OF HONG KONG ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION, DR CHOW SHEW-PING; THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG WAI-LAM; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG NOR TH RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAM PAK-PING.

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