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SUNDAY, DECEMBL 16, 1904

THIS APPLICATION, HE SAID THE ESTATE FLATS AVAILABLE WERE "CATED IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG, KOWLOON EAST, CENTRAL VID WEST, TSUEN WAN, <WAI CHUNG, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.

+ APPLICANTS CAN INDICATE IN THEIR APPLICATIONS A PREFERENCE OF TVO DISTRICTS FOR TRANSFER.

+CHOICE OF LOCALITY IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR EARLY ALLOCATION WHICH DEPENDS VERY MUCH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FLATS

1. EACH DISTRICT.

+APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM AND ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE APPLICATION CAN BE MADE AT ALL THA MANAGEMENT OFFICES DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD WHICH WILL CLOSE ON JANUARY 11, 1985.+

A SIMILAR EXERCISE FOR SINGLE PERSONS ALREADY LIVING IN THAS WOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY JANUARY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CHANGEOVER OF INSULIN STRENGTH

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DIABETIC PATIENTS ARE ADVISED THAT FROM JANUARY 1, 1985, THE STRENGTH OF INSULIN WILL BE CHANGED TO U-100.

THE CHANGEOVER PERIOD WILL LAST FOR SIX MONTHS DURING WHICH DOCTORS WILL GRADUALLY INTRODUCE THE U-100 INSULIN TO THE IR PATIENTS TO REPLACE THE V-40 AND U-80 INSULIN CURRENTLY USED IN HONG KONG.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY A COMMITTEE SPECIALLY FORMED TO PLAN THE CHANGEOVER PROGRAMME. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SUBVENTED HOSPITALS, THE MEDICAL FACULTIES OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS.

A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CHANGEOVER WAS BEING INTRODUCED TO SIMPLIFY AND STANDARDISE INSULIN PREPARATION FOR PATIENTS IN HONG KONG. AFTER THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD, THE U-40 AND U-80 INSULINS WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.

HE SAID THE CHANGE WOULD HELP TO PREVENT THE RISK OF DOSAGE ERROR, WHICH SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN PATIENTS USE THE TWO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INSULIN STRENGTHS AT HOME.

HE EXPLAINED THAT U-100 INSULIN IS NOT A NEW TYPE OF INSULIN. IT IS A MORE CONCENTRATED FORM, WITH ONE UNIT HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME EFFECT AS ONE UNIT OF U-83 OR U-40 INSULIN. CONSEQUENTLY. PATIENTS DO NOT NEED TO CHANGE THE DAILY REQUIREMENT OF INSULIN WHEN THE CHANGEOVER IS IMPLEMENTED.

/+TO PREPARE