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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1987

THE AIDS COUNSELLING SERVICE, MANNED BY EXPERIENCED HEALTH PERSONNEL, WAS SET UP ON NOVEMBER 25, 1985 TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO PEOPLE IN THE HIGH RISK GROUPS, AND PERSONS WHO FEAR THEY MIGHT HAVE CONTRACTED THE INFECTION, IF NECESSARY, BLOOD TEST CAN BE PROVIDED.

CALLERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE THEIR NAMES. ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMITY WILL BE PRESERVED.

UP TO THE END OF FEBRUARY 1987, THE SERVICE HAD RECEIVED 3 644 CALLS SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

CLEARANCES TO IMPROVE CENTRAL-WESTERN ENVIRONMENT

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A MAJOR CLEARANCE EXERCISE WAS CARRIED OUT THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING TO REMOVE 91 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ALONG A SECTION OF LUNG WAH STREET BELOW KWUN LUNG LAU IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT.

OF THESE STRUCTURES, 25 WERE DOMESTIC UNITS AND 66 WERE FOR COMMERCIAL AND STORAGE PURPOSES.

AMONG THE 164 PERSONS AFFECTED, 32 WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REHOUSING IN PUBLIC HOUSING AND 103 IN TEMPORARY HOUSING.

CO-ORDINATED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE. TODAY'S OPERATION WAS JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

A SITTING-OUT AREA WITH BENCHES, ARBOUR AND TABLES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE SITE.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, A SIMILAR OPERATION WAS CARRIED OUT AT THE LANE BEHIND BLAKE GARDENS, SIDE STREETS ALONG THE TAI PING SHAN STREET AND THE REAR LANE OF THE UPPER STATION STREET.

A TOTAL OF 86 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES WERE DEMOLISHED AND 80 PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED. OF THESE, 50 PERSONS WERE RE-HOUSED IN PUBLIC OR TEMPORARY HOUSING.

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