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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1985

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NEW LEAFLET TELLS ABOUT +AIDS+

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A NEW INFORMATION LEAFLET PRODUCED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THE ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) IS NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE LEAFLET CONTAINS GENERAL INFORMATION ON AIDS: THE NATURE OF THE DISEASE, ITS SYMPTOMS, MODES OF TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION.

FORTY THOUSAND COPIES OF THE BILINGUAL LEAFLET HAVE BEEN PRINTED, AND THEY MAY BE OBTAINED FREE FROM THE OUT-PATIENT CLINICS, SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINICS, METHADONE CLINICS, CENTRAL HEALTH ÉDUCATION OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT TWO OTHER LEAFLETS WERE BEING PREPARED ONE PROVIDING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON AIDS, AND THE OTHER ONE FOR HEALTH WORKERS,

MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 6 629 CALLS ON ITS TWO AIDS INFORMATION 'HOTLINES' - 5-724533 AND 5-8330111 - SINCE THE SERVICE STARTED IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

OF THE CALLS RECEIVED, 477 HAD RAISED QUESTIONS AND 490 OTHERS HAD MADE COMMENTS AFTER LISTENING TO THE RECORDED PROGRAMME. A TOTAL OF 354 CALLERS HAD LEFT THEIR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

TRANSPORT BOSSES TO DISCUSS TRAINING

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EMPLOYERS FROM THE TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A SEMINAR TO DISCUSS MANPOWER NEEDS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.

THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT AND PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY (MAY 13) AT 2.15 PM AT THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE OF HONG KONG, 17TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

SEMINAR SPEAKERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE TRAINING BOARD WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THAT FIELD.

FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD, MR NELSON WONG, ON 5-8932341 EXT. 254.

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