TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1986
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IMPORTED CHOLERA CASE CONFIRMED
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) CONFIRMED THAT A 24-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS SUFFERING FROM CHOLERA. THE CASE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN IMPORTED ONE.
THE WOMAN, A JAPANESE, HAD RETURNED TO HONG KONG FROM INDONESIA ON AUGUST 29. SHE DEVELOPED DIARRHOEA, FEVER AND VOMITING THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS ADMITTED TO QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.
THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AND HER CONDITION WAS DESCRIBED AS SATISFACTORY.
HEALTH OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT HAVE LOCATED THE CLOSE CONTACTS OF THE PATIENT AND DISINFECTED HER FLAT IN KWUN TONG.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT CHOLERA WAS ENDEMIC IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD AND IT WAS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF PERSONAL AND FOOD HYGIENE BOTH AT HOME AND WHILE TRAVELLING ABROAD.
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR LRT LANDSCAPING
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED YEE SUN GARDEN A $4.8 MILLION CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPING THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM (LRT) LINE IN TUEN MUN.
MORE THAN 10 000 YOUNG TREES WILL BE PLANTED ALONG A SEVEN- KILOMETRE STRETCH OF THE LRT IN THE TUEN MUN-YUEN LONG CORRIDOR AS PART OF A SOFT LANDSCAPING PROJECT.
THE PLANTING OF THE TREES, ALONG WITH SHRUBS AND FLOWER BEDS, WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE 1987 AND 1988 PLANTING SEASONS.
SOFT LANDSCAPING WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR THE NEWLY-FORMED AREAS ADJACENT TO THE LRT LINE AND ALONG THE CENTRAL RESERVE ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD,
WORK ON THIS PART OF THE PROJECT HAS ALREADY STARTED AND WILL TAKE 28 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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