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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1987

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FACT SHEET NO. 6 CONCENTRATES ON AN ISSUE WHICH IS OF INCREASING CONCERN TO NON-SMOKERS. APART FROM NOTING THAT MANY NON-SMOKERS EXPERIENCE NOSE, THROAT AND EYE IRRITATIONS FROM PASSIVE SMOKING, IT ALSO SPELLS OUT THE LATEST MEDICAL INDICATIONS THAT NORMAL HEALTHY NON-SMOKERS MAY BE PHYSICALLY HARMED BY CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO THE SMOKE FROM CIGARETTES, CIGARS OR PIPES, BELONGING TO OTHER PERSONS SMOKING IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

THIS FACT SHEET CONCLUDES WITH LAST YEAR'S RESOLUTION BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION +THAT PASSIVE, ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY SMOKING VIOLATES THE RIGHT TO HEALTH OF NON-SMOKERS, WHO MUST BE PROTECTED AGAINST THIS NOXIOUS FORM OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION+.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMOKING FULLY JUSTIFIES THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY OF DISCOURAGEMENT OF SMOKING IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROHIBITIONS AGAINST SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES AND THE DESIGNATION OF NO-SMOKING AREAS IN CINEMAS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND SO ON.

OTHER FACT SHEETS ELABORATE ON THE PRODUCTION OF TAR TABLES WHICH ARE PUBLISHED EVERY SIX MONTHS IN NEWSPAPERS AND IN THE CONSUMER COUNCIL'S OFFICIAL MAGAZINE, AND OUTLINE THE COST OF THE SMOKING HABIT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS TO THE INDIVIDUAL.

A TOTAL OF 45 000 SETS OF FACT SHEETS (30 000 SETS IN CHINESE AND 15 000 SETS IN ENGLISH) HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE-OF-CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES, THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE MARKETING SECTION OF INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.

+THIS SERIES OF ANTI-SMOKING FACT SHEETS, COMPILED BY THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH AND DESIGNED BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTS A VERY IMPORTANT FORM OF EDUCATIONAL PUBLICITY IN THE TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN,← THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OTHER ANTI-SMOKING PUBLICITY MATERIALS INCLUDE TELEVISION AND RADIO API'S (ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST), POSTERS, LEAFLETS AND STICKERS.

$60 MILLION DONATION FOR ART, PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCHOOL *****

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS MADE A $60 MILLION DONATION FOR BUILDING AND OPERATING A SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH TALENT IN EITHER VISUAL ARTS OR PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE JOCKEY CLUB, GENERAL GUY WATKINS WILL PRESENT A CHEQUE FOR THIS AMOUNT TO THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, AT A CEREMONY AT THE LEE GARDENS HOTEL IN CAUSEWAY BAY, AT 3 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

THE PRESENTATION